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食欲 (shí yù): Appetite (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

食欲 consists of 2 characters.

to desire, to wish, to want

Example Sentences with 食欲

yùn运

dòng动

hòu后

wǒ我

de的

shí食

yù欲

hěn很

hǎo好

。

My appetite is good after exercise.

Zuì最

jìn近

tiān天

qì气

tài太

rè热

，

wǒ我

de的

shí

suī虽

rán然

là辣

jiāo椒

néng能

cì刺

jī激

shí食

yù欲

食

yù欲

bú不

tài太

hǎo好

。

The weather has been too hot lately, so my appetite isn't very good.

，

dàn但

guò过

liàng量

shí食

yòng用

kě可

néng能

duì对

jiàn健

kāng康

zào造

chéng成

fù负

miàn面

yǐng影

xiǎng响

。

Although chili can stimulate appetite, excessive consumption may have negative effects on health.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 食欲.

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
膳食shàn shí
零食líng shí

Words with 欲

欲望yù wàng
摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuì
随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yù