素
食

Vegetarian food in Chinese: 素食 (sù shí)

sù shí

vegetarian food

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vegetarian food
  2. 2to eat a vegetarian diet

Stroke order

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素
食

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ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 为了健康，他开始吃素食。

    wèi le jiàn kāng， tā kāi shǐ chī sù shí。

    For his health, he started eating vegetarian food.

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Related words

素

sù

raw silk

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

食物

shí wù

food

因素

yīn sù

element

美食

měi shí

culinary delicacy

食堂

shí táng

dining hall

饮食

yǐn shí

eating and drinking

食欲

shí yù

appetite

素质

sù zhì

inner quality

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