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food / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
HSK 3
foodstuff; food; provisions / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
between-meal nibbles / snacks
HSK 4
dining hall; cafeteria / CL: 個|个, 間|间
HSK 4
foodstuff / cereals / CL: 種|种
HSK 4
eating and drinking / food and drink; diet
HSK 5
appetite
HSK 6
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
HSK 7-9
meals; food
HSK 7-9
food / meals
HSK 7-9
to eat; to consume / edible
HSK 7-9
staple food
HSK 7-9
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
HSK 7-9
board and lodging / room and board
HSK 7-9
vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet
HSK 7-9
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to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
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to feed (a person or animal)
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
foodstuff
cooked food / prepared food / deli food
esophagus / the proper way to eat / food transportation route
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
carnivorous
(TCM) food therapy; treatment via food
cookbook / recipe / diet / CL: , 個|个
non-staple food / CL: 種|种
food cereals
(of food) fast; instant / (Tw) fast food
carnivorous
to aid digestion
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival
table vinegar
anorexia
edible salt
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
esophagus
man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people
diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger
partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse
instant (food)
to save food / to go on a diet
index finger / (literary) mouths to feed
to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast
quantity of food one eats; food intake
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon
to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest
to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed
food / edibles
dessert / sweet
food and drink
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
tableware
to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living
extravagant lifestyle
to eat and drink unreasonably
tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods
(of a bird) to peck at food
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
cooking oil
to be picky about food
lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
to consume
to break one's promise
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living
gluttonous; greedy
to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
to go on a hunger strike
to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
restaurant / eatery
short of food and clothing / destitute
total eclipse
to eat one's meal
(medicine) liquid food
to feed
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom) / to give troops a hearty welcome / also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]
food
lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken
omnivorous (zoology) / snacks / a varied diet
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown
to devour
total eclipse of the sun
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
to beg for food
total lunar eclipse
manger
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom) / fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high
herbivorous
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)
to be picky (food)
partial eclipse of the sun
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters

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