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食物 (shí wù): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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食物 (shí wù): Food (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

食物 consists of 2 characters.

thing, object, matter

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 食物.

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 物

动物dòng wùHSK 3
礼物lǐ wùHSK 3
植物zhí wùHSK 4
购物gòu wùHSK 4
宠物chǒng wùHSK 5
博物馆bó wù guǎnHSK 5
万物wàn wù
事物shì wù

How to Use 食物 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

shí食

wù物

neutral

a kind of food

Adjective + Nounwith新鲜

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

shí食

wù物

Verb + Objectwith准备

zhǔn准

bèi备

shí食

wù物

Noun + Nounwith链

shí食

wù物

liàn链

formal

food chain

Subject + Verbwith中毒

shí食

wù物

zhòng中

dú毒

Example Sentences with 食物

chāo超

shì市

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xīn新

neutral

fresh food

neutral

prepare food

formal

food poisoning

xiān

鲜

de的

shí食

wù物

。

There is a lot of fresh food in the supermarket.

zhè这

shì是

shí食

wù物

。

This is food.

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

chí持

jiàn健

kāng康

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

xuǎn选

zé择

yíng营

yǎng养

jūn均

héng衡

de的

shí食

wù物

。

To maintain health, we must choose nutritionally balanced food.

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nǐ你

tōng通

cháng常

cóng从

nǎ哪

lǐ里

gòu购

mǎi买

xīn新

xiān鲜

de的

yǒu有

jī机

shí食

wù物

ne呢

？

Where do you usually buy fresh organic food from?

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

měi美

wèi味

de的

shí食

wù物

yóu由

yú于

háng航

bān班

yán延

wù误

，

jī机

cāng舱

nèi

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

bù不

jǐn仅

shí食

wù物

jīng精

chāo超

shì市

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

zhǒng种

lèi类

de的

shí

bīng冰

xiāng箱

lǐ里

de的

shí食

wù物

kuài快

guò过

qī期

。

I like to eat delicious food.

内

tí提

gōng供

de的

shí食

wù物

yǐ已

jīng经

suǒ所

shèng剩

wú无

jǐ几

。

Due to the flight delay, the food provided in the cabin is almost gone.

zhì致

，

fú服

wù务

yě也

kān堪

chēng称

yì一

liú流

。

This restaurant not only has exquisite food but also offers first-class service.

食

wù物

，

bǐ比

rú如

shuǐ水

guǒ果

、

shū蔬

cài菜

huó和

miàn面

bāo包

。

There are many kinds of food in the supermarket, such as fruits, vegetables, and bread.

le

了

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

chī吃

wán完

。

The food in the fridge is about to expire, so we need to finish it quickly.