"Food" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shí wù food / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 shí pǐn foodstuff / food / provisions / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 fàn cài food
 huǒ shí food / meals
 chī shi food / edibles
 cān diǎn food / dish / meal
 fàn shí food
 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon
 yǐn shí food and drink / diet
 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
 cān yǐn food and beverage / catering / repast
 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste
 měi wèi delicious / delicious food / delicacy
 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping
 tiān jiā jì additive / food additive
 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal
 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink
 shí pǐn ān quán food safety
 zhǔ shí main food / staple (rice and noodles)
 qīng dàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales)
 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize
绿 lu:4 sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food
 kǒu gǎn taste / texture (of food) / how food feels in the mouth
 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh
 sù shí vegetables / vegetarian food
 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious
 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar
西 xī cān Western-style food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food
 Zhōng cān lunch / Chinese meal / Chinese food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley
 kuài cān diàn fast food shop
 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
  food hygiene
 pèi shòu to ration merchandise (esp. food in times of shortages)
 wēn bǎo to have enough food and warm clothes / adequately provided
 yī shí clothes and food
 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs
 shí liáo food therapy / treatment via food (TCM)
 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought
 shí wù zhòng dú food poisoning
 cài shì chǎng food market
 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine
  food processing
 Yào jiān jú State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) / abbr. for 國家食品藥品監督管理局|国家食品药品监督管理局[Guo2 jia1 Shi2 pin3 Yao4 pin3 Jian1 du1 Guan3 li3 ju2]
 shí pǐn gōng yè food industry
 jié shí to save food / to go on a diet
 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food
  food production
 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living
 shí pǐn bāo zhuāng food packaging
 jiǎo bàn jī blender / food mixer
 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food
 huí lóng to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation
 cài chǎng food market
 shàng cài to serve food
 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport
 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake
 jiàn kāng shí pǐn health food
 fù shí non-staple food / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 sù shí fast food (Tw)
 liáng piào coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993
 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine)
 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) / (fig.) fathead / a good-for-nothing
  food price
 shí liáng food cereals
 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
 shí dào esophagus / the proper way to eat / food transportation route
  food security
 bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ lit. not eating the food of common mortals / fig. placing oneself above the common populace
 kǒu fú happy knack for chancing upon fine food
 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply
 dà pái dàng food stall / open-air restaurant
 fā rén shēn xǐng to provide food for thought (idiom) / thought-provoking
 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)
 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
 mì jiàn food preserved in sugar or honey
 shèng fàn leftover food
 tǎo fàn to ask for food / to beg
 yào fàn to beg (for food or money)
 liáng nóng food and agriculture / grain farmer
 piān shí partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse
 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
  food price
 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it)
 fèi qǐn wàng shí to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) / to skip one's sleep and meals / to be completely wrapped up in one's work
  food production
 Hēng shì Heinz (name) / Heinz, US food processing company
 shí wù liàn food chain
穿 chī chuān food and clothing
 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
 tiāo shí to be picky about food
 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed
  food science
 cài shì food market
 Kǎ fū Kraft, US food company
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