零
食

Between-meal nibbles in Chinese: 零食 (líng shí)

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1between-meal nibbles
  2. 2snacks

Stroke order

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零
食

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 帮我买点零食吧。

    bāng wǒ mǎi diǎn líng shí ba。

    Buy me a snack.

  • 汤姆带了一些零食。

    tāng mǔ dài le yì xiē líng shí。

    Tom brought some snacks.

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Related words

零

líng

zero

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零件

líng jiàn

part

零钱

líng qián

change (of money)

食物

shí wù

food

零下

líng xià

below zero

美食

měi shí

culinary delicacy

食堂

shí táng

dining hall

饮食

yǐn shí

eating and drinking

食欲

shí yù

appetite

伙食

huǒ shí

food

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