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

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Character Breakdown

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
SyntaxNoun
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
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

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 食物.

  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
  • 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
  • 脖子bó zineck
  • 充电器chōng diàn qì(battery) charger
  • 程序chéng xùorder; procedure; sequence
  • 播放bō fàngbroadcast
  • 报告bào gàoreport; make known; inform
  • 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation
  • 翅膀chì bǎngwing [of a bird]
  • 对比duì bǐcontrast; comparison; ratio
  • 抱怨bào yuàncomplain; grumble
  • 测验cè yàntest; trial run; examination
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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
neutral
fresh food
neutral
prepare food
formal
food chain
formal
food poisoning
新
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
huan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.
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