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foodstuff; food; provisions / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
HSK 3
food / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
snack; nibbles
HSK 4
foodstuff / cereals / CL: 種|种
HSK 4
staple food
HSK 7-9
vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet
HSK 7-9
eating and drinking / food and drink; diet
HSK 5
food / meals
HSK 7-9
dining hall; cafeteria / CL: 個|个, 間|间
HSK 4
appetite
HSK 6
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). / By nature we desire food and sex.
to take (medication, vitamins etc)
food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)
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 forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
to eat; to consume / edible
HSK 7-9
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
health food
(of a bird) to peck at food
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
edible salt; table salt
(food) ingredient
cooked food / prepared food / deli food
to eat out / food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises
herbivorous
instant (food)
total lunar eclipse
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
herbivore
solar eclipse
to eat one's meal
total eclipse of the sun
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
to save food / to go on a diet
board and lodging / room and board
HSK 7-9
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
vegetarianism
to draw government pay / to be in public service / salary of an official
World food program (United Nations aid agency)
edible
to prey on / predation / predatory
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
HSK 7-9
lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs
HSK 7-9
non-staple food / CL: 種|种
solid foods; solids
lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon
gluten-free diet
food chain
omnivore
(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
to aid digestion
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
to eat without paying / to freeload
to consume
(TCM) food therapy; treatment via food
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
fried food
deli; delicatessen
non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) / fig. not to live up to one's promises
meal; food (esp. as provided by a service, e.g. airline, restaurant or institution)
partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse
dietary fiber
to devour
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
to be picky (food)
tableware
carnivorous species
predator
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to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
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to feed (a person or animal)
piranha
vegan
Food court
to eat too much / to binge
lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food
vegetarian
small toy or figurine included with a food product / DIY candy kit
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
HSK 7-9
to fast / to abstain from eating / to forbid the eating of (certain foods) / a fast
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
complementary food (for an infant)
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
to be picky about food
to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
junk food
food court; food street
carnivore
to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living
to fast / hunger strike
an annular eclipse of the sun
comfort food
veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products / strict vegetarianism
feeding attractant / phagostimulant
light meal; snack

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