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食用 (shí yòng): To eat (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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食 • shí • to eat; food
shí
食
to eat; food
用 • yòng • to use • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yòng
用
to use
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 食用.
Words with
食
美食
měi shí
culinary delicacy
食品
shí pǐn
foodstuff; food; provisions
食堂
shí táng
dining hall; cafeteria
主食
zhǔ shí
staple food
粮食
liáng shi
grain; cereals
零食
líng shí
snacks; nibbles between meals
食物
shí wù
food
素食
sù shí
vegetarian food
Words with
用
不用
bù yòng
need not
常用
cháng yòng
in common usage
有用
yǒu yòng
useful
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
credit card
作用
zuò yòng
effect
使用
shǐ yòng
use
用于
yòng yú
to use in; to use on; to use for
用来
yòng lái
to be used for
4.
Example Sentences with 食用
zhè
这
kuǎn
款
bǐng
饼
gān
干
bù
不
hán
含
fáng
防
fǔ
腐
jì
剂
，
shì
适
hé
合
ér
儿
tóng
童
shí
食
yòng
用
。
This type of biscuit contains no preservatives and is suitable for children to eat.
tā
他
shēng
声
chēng
称
zì
自
jǐ
己
cóng
从
wèi
未
shí
食
yòng
用
nǐ
你
què
确
dìng
定
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
páng
螃
xiè
蟹
méi
没
yǒu
有
dú
yóu
由
yú
于
zōng
宗
jiào
教
xìn
信
yǎng
仰
，
tā
他
cóng
从
bù
nǐ
你
què
确
dìng
定
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
mó
蘑
gu
菇
méi
没
yǒu
有
dú
guò
过
rèn
任
hé
何
dòng
动
wù
物
de
的
nèi
内
zāng
脏
。
He claimed that he had never eaten the internal organs of any animal.
毒
，
kě
可
yǐ
以
ān
安
quán
全
shí
食
yòng
用
ma
吗
？
Are you sure this type of crab is not poisonous and safe to eat?
不
shí
食
yòng
用
rèn
任
hé
何
zhǒng
种
lèi
类
de
的
hǎi
海
xiān
鲜
。
Due to religious beliefs, he never consumes any type of seafood.
毒
xìng
性
，
kě
可
yǐ
以
ān
安
quán
全
shí
食
yòng
用
ma
吗
？
Are you sure this type of mushroom is non-toxic and safe to eat?
