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饮食 (yǐn shí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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饮食 (yǐn shí): Food and drink (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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饮食 consists of 2 characters.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 饮食.

Words with 饮

饮料yǐn liàoHSK 3
餐饮cān yǐn
饮水yǐn shuǐ
饮用水yǐn yòng shuǐ

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

How to Use 饮食 in Sentences

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

Noun + Noun

yǐn饮

shí食

wén文

huà化

neutral

food culture

yǐn饮

shí食

xí习

guàn惯

neutral

dietary habit

Verb + Objectwith注意

zhù注

yì意

yǐn饮

shí食

Adjective + Nounwith健康

jiàn健

kāng康

yǐn饮

shí食

Example Sentences with 饮食

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

jiàn健

kāng康

de的

yǐn饮

neutral

pay attention to diet

neutral

healthy diet

shí食

。

I like healthy eating.

tā他

de的

yǐn饮

shí食

jié结

gòu构

xū需

yào要

gēn根

jù据

yī医

zhǔ嘱

jìn进

xíng行

kē科

xué学

tiáo调

zhěng整

。

His dietary structure needs to be scientifically adjusted according to the doctor's advice.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

de的

yǐn饮

shí食

shì是

fǒu否

guò过

yú于

yóu油

nì腻

，

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

xiāo消

huà化

？

Has your recent diet been too greasy, affecting your digestion?

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tā他

de的

yǐn饮

shí食

hěn很

guī规

lǜ律

，

měi每

tiān天

àn按

shí时

chī吃

fàn饭

。

His diet is very regular; he eats on time every day.

wǒ我

cóng从

wèi未

hū忽

shì视

yǐn饮

shí食

jiàn健

kāng康

jūn均

héng衡

de的

yǐn饮

shí食

hé和

guī规

lǜ律

de的

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

chí持

jiàn健

kāng康

，

tā她

kāi开

shǐ

zài在

lǚ旅

xíng行

shí时

，

cháng尝

shì试

dāng当

dì地

tè

，

dàn但

tǐ体

zhòng重

yī依

rán然

nán难

yǐ以

kòng控

zhì制

。

I have never neglected a healthy diet, but my weight is still difficult to control.

yùn运

dòng动

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

huó活

lì力

de的

guān关

jiàn键

。

A balanced diet and regular exercise are key to maintaining vitality.

始

zhù注

yì意

yǐn饮

shí食

píng平

héng衡

。

To stay healthy, she started paying attention to a balanced diet.

特

sè色

yǐn饮

shí食

shì是

bì必

bù不

kě可

shǎo少

de的

tǐ体

yàn验

。

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