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culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
HSK 3
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
to take (medication, vitamins etc)
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 in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
(of a bird) to peck at food
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
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
solar eclipse
to eat one's meal
total eclipse of the sun
to save food / to go on a diet
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
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
non-staple food
lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon
gluten-free diet
(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
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
eclipsis (of the moon or sun)
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
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)
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  *食* | 食* | *食
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
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  *食* | 食* | *食
to feed (a person or animal)
vegan
to eat too much / to binge
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
to be picky about food
to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food
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
light meal; snack
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
(old) monthly salary of an official
carnivorous
food
to beg for food
anorexia
to eat and drink unreasonably
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
Japanese cuisine
vegetarian meal / vegetarian diet
(of food) fast; instant / (Tw) fast food
food and drink
to feed
ketogenic diet
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
meals; food
HSK 7-9
total eclipse
to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed
food / edibles
cannibalism
hot food
extravagant lifestyle
snack; nibbles
kosher
omnivorous (zoology) / snacks / a varied diet
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.
to neglect sleep and food
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
(medicine) liquid food
to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed / anxious to do battle (idiom)
eating without working
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters
to earn one's living (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生
short of food and clothing / destitute
to give food (as a charity) / "feeding the hungry ghosts" (Buddhist ceremony)
(of a dog etc) to guard its food
gluttonous; greedy
(idiom) to eat and drink to excess
to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest
(medicine) regular food

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