膳食 meaning in English

shànshí

meals; food

HSK 7-9noun25 strokes

Meaning of 膳食

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shànshí
  1. meals; food

膳食 in example sentences

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

您nín吃chī了le什shén么me样yàng的de膳shàn食shí?
What kind of meal did you eat?
你nǐ要yào吃chī多duō点diǎn含hán膳shàn食shí纤xiān维wéi的de食shí物wù。
You need to eat more fiber.

Stroke order for each character

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膳 shàn · meals · 16 strokes

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食 shí · food · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 膳食.

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
食欲shíyùappetite
食用shíyòngto eat; to consume; edible
素食sùshívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
伙食huǒshífood; meals
食宿shísùboard and lodging; room and board

Questions about 膳食

What does 膳食 mean?

膳食 (shànshí) means "meals; food" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 膳食?

膳食 is made of 2 characters: 膳 (16 strokes), 食 (9 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

Is 膳食 an HSK word?

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