shí shi

eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184

HSK 5 #671

DEFINITIONS

食 shí
  • to eat
  • food
  • animal feed
  • eclipse
食 sì
  • to feed (a person or animal)

STROKES

WORDS

粮 shí liáng food cereals
miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
量 shí liàng quantity of food
xiāo shí to aid digestion
蚁兽 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species)
zhǔ shí main food; staple (rice and noodles)
品 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods; (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)
盐 shí yán edible salt
zhuó shí (of a bird) to peck at food
shè shí to consume
不果腹 shí bù guǒ fù lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken
古不化 shí gǔ bù huà to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom); to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
qǐ shí to beg for food
店 sù shí diàn fast food shop
因噎废 yīn yē fèi shí 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
日全 rì quán shí total eclipse of the sun
民以为天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.; Food first, ethical niceties second
节衣缩 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缺衣少 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing; destitute
火鸡 shí huǒ jī cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
疗 shí liáo food therapy; treatment via food (TCM)
言而肥 shí yán ér féi lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); fig. not to live up to one's promises
fàn shí food
piān shí partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy); having likes and dislikes; partial eclipse