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

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食 • shí • to eat; food
shí食

to eat; food

物 • wù • thing, object, matter
wù物

thing, object, matter

Word Info

Pinyinshí wù
Meaningfood
Characters2
HSK2.0 Level 53.0 Level 4
SyntaxNoun

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 食物.

  • 迟早chí zǎosooner or later
  • 表达biǎo dáto voice (an opinion)
  • 不然bù ránnot the case; otherwise
  • 粗糙cū cāocoarse
  • 大厦dà shàlarge building; edifice
  • 登记dēng jìto register; check in
  • 把握bǎ wòto grasp; to hold; seize
  • 地道dì daotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
  • 单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
  • 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
  • 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze
  • 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 食物.

Words with 食
  • 美食měi shículinary delicacy
  • 食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
  • 食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
  • 主食
zhǔ shí
staple food
  • 粮食liáng shigrain; cereals
  • 零食líng shísnacks; nibbles between meals
  • 食用shí yòngto eat; to consume
  • 素食sù shívegetarian food
    • Words with 物
    • 动物dòng wùanimals
    • 礼物lǐ wùgift; present
    • 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
    • 植物zhí wùplants
    • 购物gòu wùshopping
    • 事物shì wùthing; object
    • 人物rén wùcharacter; figure; personage
    • 宠物chǒng wùpet
    4.

    How to Use 食物 in Sentences

    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
    5.

    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.
    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
    。
    I like to eat delicious food.
    zhè这
    jiā家
    cān餐
    tīng厅
    bù不
    jǐn仅
    shí食
    wù物
    jīng精
    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.