"Food" in Chinese — 食物 (shí wù)

食

物

shí wù

food

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

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Stroke order

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食

物

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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它是食物。
tā shì shí wù。
It is food.
食物是冷的。
shí wù shì lěng de。
The food is cold.

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Related words

动物

dòng wù

animal

礼物

lǐ wù

gift

购物

gòu wù

shopping

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

植物

zhí wù

plant

宠物

chǒng wù

house pet

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

人物

rén wù

person

事物

shì wù

thing

物理

wù lǐ

physics

物质

wù zhì

matter

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Food in Chinese: 食物 (shí wù)