"食" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Mandarin shí; sì
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Pinyin shi2; si4
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Results for 食
 shí to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
 sì to feed (a person or animal)
Results beginning with 食
 shí pǐn foodstuff / food / provisions / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 shí wù food / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 shí yòng to eat / to consume / edible
 shí pǔ cookbook / recipe / diet / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]
 shí táng dining hall / cafeteria / CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1]
 shí yù appetite
 shí zhǐ index finger / (literary) mouths to feed
宿 shí sù board and lodging / room and board
 shí kè diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger
 shí yán edible salt
 shí liáo food therapy / treatment via food (TCM)
 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake
 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people
 shí ròu carnivorous
 shí yán lit. to eat one's words / to break a promise / to go back on one's word / to renege / unsworn testimony
 shí guǎn esophagus
 shí liáng food cereals
 shí dào esophagus / the proper way to eat / food transportation route
 shí cù table vinegar
 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
 shí yóu cooking oil
 shí sì restaurant / eatery
 shí jù tableware
 shí fǎ cooking method
 shí liào foodstuff
 shí cáo manger
 shí cái (food) ingredient
 shí fèng salary of a public official / to be in government service
 shí jì eclipse season
 shí jùn edible mushroom
 shí lù to draw government pay / to be in public service / salary of an official
 shí mí chyme
 shí qǐng a short moment
 shí sè food and sex / appetite and lust
 shí wán small toy or figurine included with a food product / DIY candy kit
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 shí wù liàn food chain
 shí rén mó ogre
 shí rén yú piranha
 shí dào ái esophageal cancer
 shí ròu lèi carnivorous species
  food value
  The right to food
  food tax
 Shí chóng mù Insectivora
 shí huǒ jī cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
 shí pǐn tān food vendor's stand
 shí rén shā man-eating shark / same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
 shí rén sú cannibalism
 shí ròu mù Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia
 shí shī guǐ ghoul
 shí wù fáng larder / pantry
 shí wù guì larder / pantry
 shí wù yóu cooking oil / food oil
 shí xiè měng see 蟹獴[xie4 meng3]
 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species)
 shí pǐn ān quán food safety
  food hygiene
 shí wù zhòng dú food poisoning
  food processing
 shí pǐn gōng yè food industry
 shí pǐn bāo zhuāng food packaging
  food science
 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) / to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
 shí bù guǒ fù lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken
 shí ròu qǐn pí to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom) / to swear revenge on sb / implacable hatred / to have sb's guts for garters
 shí tú wò jí to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom) / to share the hard life of the common people
 shí yán ér féi lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises
 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
  therapeutic food
  food schemes
  food sovereignty
  food miles
  food taboo
  sediment feeder
  food democracy
  food riot
  food irradiation
  food analysis
  garbage / food waste
  food technology
  food standards
线  food pipeline
  food patterns
  food conservation
  intake of foods
  Mess Manager
 shí bù zhī wèi lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
 shí cǎo dòng wù herbivore
 shí chóng dòng wù entomophage
 shí chóng zhí wù insectivorous plant
 shí fǔ dòng wù scavenger
 shí ròu dòng wù carnivore
 shí ròu niú lóng Carnotaurus
 shí sè xìng yě Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
 shí yī zhù xíng see 衣食住行[yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2]
  anorectic agent
  appetite depressant
  food additive
  food intake
  food intake
  food servicing truck
  food acceptability
  Food Technologist
  food slicer
  food economics
  food protein
 shí pǐn jiā gōng jī food processor
  food contact substance
  Codex Alimentarius
  food inflation
  food safety report
  Food Conservation Officer
  food conservation engineer
  iron fortification of common salt
  Consultation on the Food-Processing Industry
 shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū jú state food and drug administration (SDA)
  Food and Drug Administration
  Food Cycle Technologies Project
  Food Engineering and Technology Section
 shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
  Codex Alimentarius Commission
  food fortification
 shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food
 Shí pǐn Yào pǐn Jiān dū Guǎn lǐ jú (China) Food and Drug Administration
 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān see 食之無味,棄之可惜|食之无味,弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
  Special Rapporteur on the right to food
  International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation
  Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators
  Trade Union International of Food, Tobacco, Hotel and Allied Workers
  FDA guidelines
  Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives
  International Symposium on Combination Processes in Food Irradiation
Approximate Results for 食
 yǐn shí food and drink / diet
 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
 liáng shi foodstuff / cereals / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 zhǔ shí main food / staple (rice and noodles)
 jìn shí to take a meal / to eat
 líng shí between-meal nibbles / snacks
 sù shí vegetables / vegetarian food
 shàn shí meal
 tūn shí to devour
 yī shí clothes and food
 huǒ shí food / meals
 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
 jié shí to save food / to go on a diet
 wèi shí to feed
 ròu shí carnivorous
 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living
 tián shí dessert / sweet
 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food
 cán shí (lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
 jué shí to go on a hunger strike
 fù shí non-staple food / CL:種|种[zhong3]
 sù shí fast food (Tw)
 fú shí to take (medication, vitamins etc)
 bào shí to eat too much / to binge
 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
 chī shi food / edibles
 chī shí to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed
 yàn shí anorexia
 piān shí partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse
 jìn shí to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast
 cǎi shí to forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat
 tiāo shí to be picky about food
 kě shí edible
 rì shí solar eclipse
 fàn shí food
 xiāo shí to aid digestion
 shè shí to consume
 jiǔ shí food and drink
 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival
 qǐ shí to beg for food
 zhuó shí (of a bird) to peck at food
 yuè shí lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon
 duàn shí to fast / hunger strike
 tān shí greedy / glutton
 rè shí hot food
 jī shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
 biǎn shí dumplings
 biǎn shi (dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
 cān shí food / meal
 cǎo shí herbivorous
 cún shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
 dǎ shí to go in search of food (of animals) / to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets
 dǐng shí extravagant food
 dìng shí set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
 hé shí Japanese cuisine
 jié shí kosher
 jí shí instant (food)
 liú shí (medicine) liquid food
 lu:è shí to prey on / predation / predatory
 lù shí official pay
 móu shí to make a living / to strive to earn a living
 pǔ shí (medicine) regular food
 qīng shí light meal / snack
 quán shí total eclipse
 rǒng shí eating without working
 shāo shí (old) monthly salary of an official
 shī shí to give food (as a charity) / "feeding the hungry ghosts" (Buddhist ceremony)
 shū shí vegetarian meal / vegetarian diet
 táng shí to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wai4 dai4]) / (restaurant) dine-in service
 tíng shí (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
 wèn shí to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1]
 wù shí to accidentally eat / to inadvertently ingest
 zá shí omnivorous (zoology) / snacks / a varied diet
 zé shí to be picky (food)
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 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)
 huǒ shí fèi food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)
 měi shí jiā gourmet
 sù shí zhě vegetarian
 yàn shí zhèng anorexia
 rì quán shí total eclipse of the sun
 bǔ shí zhě predator
 sù shí miàn instant noodles
 ròu shí xìng carnivore
 yuè quán shí total lunar eclipse
  famine food
  locavore
  anorexiant
  food(-bearing) tree
  hash oil
  anorectic (adj.)
 bàn liú shí (medicine) semi-liquid food
 bào shí zhèng bulimia
 chī bái shí to eat without paying / to freeload
 chún sù shí vegan / vegan food
 fèi qǐn shí to neglect sleep and food
 gǒu shí dài doggy bag / take-out container
 quán sù shí vegan
 rì huán shí an annular eclipse of the sun
 rì piān shí partial eclipse of the sun
 rì yuè shí eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
 shú shí diàn deli / delicatessen
 sù shí diàn fast food shop
 xiāo shí r erhua variant of 消食[xiao1 shi2]
 yì shí pǐ pica (medicine)
 yòu shí jì feeding attractant / phagostimulant
 yuè piān shí partial eclipse of the moon
绿 lu:4 sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food
 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs
  food production
 jiàn kāng shí pǐn health food
  food security
 xué xiào shí táng school canteen
  catering service
  food price
 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
 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
 yíng yǎng shí pǐn enriched foods
 liáng shi zuò wù grain crops / cereals
 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed
 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally
 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown
 bǎo shí zhōng rì to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
饿 è hǔ pū shí like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
 chuī xiāo qǐ shí to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ) / cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
 fā fèn wàng shí so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance
 miè cǐ zhāo shí lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed / anxious to do battle (idiom)
 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. predatory behavior / the law of the jungle
 sān xún jiǔ shí lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom) / fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation / in dire straits
 shuài shòu shí rén lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom) / fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
 suō yī jié shí to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters
 yī dān shí bó thin coat, meager food (idiom) / life of wretched poverty / destitute
 yī shí fù mǔ the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter
 zhōng míng dǐng shí extravagant lifestyle
  food supplements
  home-made foods
  food aid
  food contamination
  food storage
  hot cupboard unit / hotlock / hot cupboard / foodwarmer
  Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First
  food airdrop
  anorexiant
  safe food
  wild foods
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