Chinese Word: 食 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

食HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 食

Pictographic: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 人 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 良 [ liáng ] good, virtuous, respectable

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Pinyin: shí

English Definition: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse

Chinese Definition:
①吃：食肉。食欲。
②吃的东西：食品。粮食。零食。丰衣足食。
③俸禄：“君子谋道不谋食”。
④日月亏缺或完全不见的现象：日食。月食。
Example Words:

食品	shí pǐn	foodstuff; food; provisions; Classifiers: 种
食物	shí wù	food; Classifiers: 种	HSK 5
饮食	yǐn shí	food and drink; diet	HSK 6
食堂	shí táng	dining hall; Classifiers: 个
食用	shí yòng	food product; to use as food; edible

More: 食* | *食 | *食*

Pinyin: sì

English Definition: to feed (a person or animal)
Chinese Definition:
①拿东西给人吃：食母(乳母)。

1		tā 他 zài 在 jié shí 节食 jiǎn féi 减肥。 He is losing weight by dieting.
2		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 làng fèi 浪费 shí wù 食物。 She never wastes food.
3		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.
4		rén men 人们 dōu xǐ huān 都喜欢 chī 吃 měi shí 美食。 People all love delicious food.
5		míng tiān 明天 wǒ huì 我会 qù 去 mǎi 买 shí pǐn 食品。 I will go buy food tomorrow.

1		tā 他 zài 在 jié shí 节食 jiǎn féi 减肥。 He is losing weight by dieting.
2		tā 她 cóng bù 从不 làng fèi 浪费 shí wù 食物。 She never wastes food.
3		chā zi 叉子 yòng lái 用来 jiā 夹 shí wù 食物。 A fork is used to spear food.
4		rén men 人们 dōu xǐ huān 都喜欢 chī 吃 měi shí 美食。 People all love delicious food.
5		míng tiān 明天 wǒ huì 我会 qù 去 mǎi 买 shí pǐn 食品。 I will go buy food tomorrow.