素食 meaning in English

sùshí

vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet

HSK 7-9noun19 strokes

Meaning of 素食

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùshí
  1. vegetarian food
  2. to eat a vegetarian diet

素食 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ要yào两liǎng只zhǐ素sù食shí热rè狗gǒu。
I'll take two veggie dogs.
汤tāng姆mǔ可kě能néng是shì素sù食shí者zhě。
Tom might be a vegetarian.
素sù食shí汉hàn堡bǎo味wèi道dào鲜xiān美měi。
The veggie burger was flavorful.
我wǒ是shì素sù食shí主zhǔ义yì者zhě。
I'm vegetarian.
你nǐ是shì素sù食shí主zhǔ义yì者zhě还hái是shì纯chún素sù食shí者zhě吗ma?
Are you vegetarian or vegan?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

素 sù · raw silk · 10 strokes

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食 shí · food · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 素食.

食物shíwùfood
食品shípǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
美食měishículinary delicacy; fine food
粮食liángshifoodstuff; cereals
食堂shítángdining hall; cafeteria
零食língshísnack; nibbles
饮食yǐnshíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet
因素yīnsùelement; factor
元素yuánsùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
食欲shíyùappetite
维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
要素yàosùessential factor; key constituent

Questions about 素食

What does 素食 mean?

素食 (sùshí) means "vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 素食?

素食 is made of 2 characters: 素 (10 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 素食 an HSK word?

Yes. 素食 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.