Meaning of 食品
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- foodstuff; food; provisions
How to use 食品
食品 is a fairly formal word for food as a product or category, common on labels, in shops, and in news about safety or industry. It often appears in compounds like 食品安全 (shípǐn ānquán, food safety). Example: 这家超市的进口食品很多。(Zhè jiā chāoshì de jìnkǒu shípǐn hěn duō.) This supermarket has a lot of imported food.
食 (shí) means food or eating, and 品 (pǐn) means a product or article, drawn as three boxes like items lined up on a shelf. Put them together and you get food products, the packaged kind you see stacked in a store.
Common mistake: Learners often use 食品 for a meal or what they are eating right now, but for everyday talk Chinese speakers say 吃的 (chī de) or 饭 (fàn). Also keep 品 (pǐn) in third tone, and do not confuse it with 产品 (chǎnpǐn), which means products in general, not just food.
食品 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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食 shí · food · 9 strokes
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品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 食品.
| 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
| 食堂 | shítáng | dining hall; cafeteria |
| 零食 | língshí | snack; nibbles |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety |
| 工艺品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft article; handiwork |
Questions about 食品
What does 食品 mean?
食品 (shípǐn) means "foodstuff; food; provisions" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 食品?
食品 is made of 2 characters: 食 (9 strokes), 品 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 食品 an HSK word?
Yes. 食品 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 食品 and 食物?
食物 (shíwù) is food in a general or natural sense, anything people or animals eat. 食品 (shípǐn) leans toward processed or sold food products, like snacks, canned goods, and packaged items.
How is 食品 different from 美食?
美食 (měishí) means delicious or fine food and is used when talking about cuisine, dishes, and enjoying good eating. 食品 is neutral and commercial, so you would say 美食节 for a food festival but 食品厂 (shípǐn chǎng) for a food factory.