饮
食

Eating and drinking in Chinese: 饮食 (yǐn shí)

yǐn shí

eating and drinking

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 飲食1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1eating and drinking
  2. 2food and drink; diet

Stroke order

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饮
食

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣˇ

yǐn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

饮食

Simplified

飲食

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 健康的饮食对身体很重要。

    jiàn kāng de yǐn shí duì shēn tǐ hěn zhòng yào。

    A healthy diet is very important for your body.

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Related words

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

饮料

yǐn liào

drink

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

食物

shí wù

food

美食

měi shí

culinary delicacy

食堂

shí táng

dining hall

餐饮

cān yǐn

food and beverage

食欲

shí yù

appetite

伙食

huǒ shí

food

膳食

shàn shí

meals

食宿

shí sù

board and lodging

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