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膳食 (shàn shí): Diet (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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膳食 consists of 2 characters.

meals, food, provisions

How to Use 膳食 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 膳食 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

shàn膳

shí食

xiān纤

wéi维

neutral

dietary fiber

shàn膳

shí食

jié结

gòu构

formalWritten

Verb + Object

tí提

gōng供

shàn膳

shí食

neutral

provide meals

Adjective + Nounwith均衡

jūn均

héng衡

shàn膳

shí食

Example Sentences with 膳食

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

chī吃

sān三

cān餐

shàn膳

dietary structure

gǎi改

shàn善

shàn膳

shí食

formal

improve diet

neutral

balanced diet

shí食

。

I eat three meals a day.

yíng营

yǎng养

shī师

wèi为

tā他

liáng量

shēn身

dìng定

zhì制

le了

gǎi改

shàn善

jiàn健

kāng康

de的

shàn膳

shí食

fāng方

àn案

。

The nutritionist tailored a dietary plan to improve his health.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

de的

shàn膳

shí食

jié结

gòu构

shì是

fǒu否

xū需

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

yǐ以

shì适

yìng应

xīn新

gōng工

zuò作

？

Does your recent dietary structure need adjustment to adapt to the new job?

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zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

tí提

gōng供

jiàn健

kāng康

de的

shàn膳

shí食

。

This restaurant offers healthy meals.

tā他

wán完

quán全

bú不

zhòng重

shì视

shàn膳

shí食

píng平

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

nǐ你

de的

guò过

mǐn敏

shǐ史

，

zhè

jūn均

héng衡

de的

shàn膳

shí食

duì对

shēn身

tǐ体

jiàn健

wǒ我

men们

liáo聊

liáo聊

gè各

zì自

de的

shàn膳

shí食

héng衡

，

zǒng总

chī吃

kuài快

cān餐

hé和

líng零

shí食

。

He pays no attention to dietary balance at all, always eating fast food and snacks.

这

fèn份

shàn膳

shí食

qīng清

dān单

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

hé核

duì对

。

Considering your allergy history, this dietary list needs careful verification.

kāng康

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

A balanced diet is important for physical health.

xí

习

guàn惯

，

huò或

xǔ许

néng能

hù互

xiāng相

jiè借

jiàn鉴

。

Let's talk about our respective dietary habits; perhaps we can learn from each other.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 膳食.

Words with 食

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