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

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Character Breakdown

饮 • yǐn • to drink
yǐn饮

to drink

食 • shí • to eat; food
shí食

to eat; food

Word Info

Pinyinyǐn shí
Meaningfood and drink; diet
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 饮食.

  • 备份bèi fènback-up
  • 操纵cāo zòngoperate; control; steer
  • 不时bù shífrequently; from time to time; now and then
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 保障bǎo zhàngensure; guarantee; safeguard
  • 参照cān zhàorefer to; consult
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
  • 保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
  • 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
  • 操作cāo zuòoperate; manipulate; handle
  • 冰雹bīng báohail; hail stone
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 饮食.

Words with 饮
  • 饮料yǐn liàodrink
  • 餐饮cān yǐnfood and beverage
  • 饮用水yǐn yòng shuǐdrinking water
  • 冷饮
lěng yǐn
cold drink; cold beverage
  • 狂饮kuáng yǐndrink heavily; binge drink
  • 畅饮chàng yǐnto drink freely; to drink to one's heart's content
  • 痛饮tòng yǐnto drink heartily; to drink to one's heart's content
  • 饮品yǐn pǐnbeverage; drink
    • Words with 食
    • 美食měi shículinary delicacy
    • 食品shí pǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions
    • 食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
    • 主食zhǔ shístaple food
    • 粮食liáng shigrain; cereals
    • 零食líng shísnacks; nibbles between meals
    • 食物shí wùfood
    • 食用shí yòngto eat; to consume
    4.

    How to Use 饮食 in Sentences

    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
    5.

    Example Sentences with 饮食

    tā他
    de的
    yǐn饮
    shí食
    jié结
    gòu构
    neutral
    pay attention to diet
    neutral
    healthy diet
    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?
    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
    ，
    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.
    wèi为
    le了
    bǎo保
    chí持
    jiàn健
    kāng康
    ，
    tā她
    kāi开
    shǐ始
    zhù注
    yì意
    yǐn饮
    shí食
    píng平
    héng衡
    。
    To stay healthy, she started paying attention to a balanced diet.