食
用

To eat in Chinese: 食用 (shí yòng)

shí yòng

to eat

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to eat; to consume
  2. 2edible

Stroke order

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食
用

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这种野果不能食用，可能有毒。

    zhè zhǒng yě guǒ bù néng shí yòng， kě néng yǒu dú。

    This wild fruit is not edible and may be poisonous.

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Related words

用

yòng

to use

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

费用

fèi yòng

cost

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

实用

shí yòng

practical

食物

shí wù

food

应用

yìng yòng

to put to use

用途

yòng tú

use

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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