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美食 (měi shí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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美食 (měi shí): Culinary delicacy (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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美食 consists of 2 characters.

beautiful, good, pleasing

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 美食.

Words with 美

美丽měi lìHSK 4
优美yōu měi
健美jiàn měi
媲美pì měi
完美wán měi
审美shěn měi
甜美tián měi
秀美xiù měi

Words with 食

主食zhǔ shí
伙食huǒ shí
捕食bǔ shí
粮食liáng shi
素食sù shí
膳食shàn shí
零食líng shí
食品shí pǐn

Example Sentences with 美食

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

yǐ以

měi美

shí食

wén闻

míng名

。

This city is famous for its food.

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

yǐ以

tā它

de的

jiē街

tóu头

měi

sì四

chuān川

yǐ以

má麻

là辣

měi美

shí食

wén闻

míng名

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lán婪

lán婪

de的

mù目

guāng光

dīng盯

zhe着

美

shí食

ér而

wén闻

míng名

。

This city is famous for its street food delicacies.

。

Sichuan is famous for its spicy cuisine.

měi

美

shí食

。

Greedy eyes staring at delicious food

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

pēng烹

rèn饪

gè各

zhǒng种

měi美

shí食

。

She enjoys cooking various delicacies.

mì蜜

zǎo枣

shì是

chuán传

tǒng统

jié节

rì日

de的

měi美

shí食

。

Candied dates are a delicacy for traditional festivals.

xián咸

yú鱼

shì是

guǎng广

dōng东

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

měi美

shí食

。

Salted fish is a traditional delicacy in Guangdong.

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

fēn分

xiǎng享

měi美

shí食

。

I like to share delicious food with friends

kàn看

dào到

měi美

shí食

，

tā他

xīn心

yǎng痒

nán难

nài耐

。

Seeing delicious food, he felt extremely eager.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

fēn分

xiǎng享

měi美

shí食

。

He likes to share food with friends.