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素食 sùshí

素食 sùshí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 素食 sùshí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sùshí | su4 shi2
English translation
vegetables
vegetarian food

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Traditional form

素食 sùshí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 素食 sùshí

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts raw silk (). The significance of the top component is unclear.

Positional decomposition

龶糸

Number of Strokes

10
shí

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of food being spooned into the mouth. Not related to liáng .

Positional decomposition

人良

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 素食 sùshí

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素食 sùshí 汉堡 Hàn bǎo shì 一种 yī zhǒng 迅速 xùnsù 传到 le 英国 Yīng guó de Xīn 开发 kāifā 食品 shí pǐn

The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.

宣称 xuān chēng shì 素食主义者

She is an avowed vegetarian.

菜单 càidān 每周 měi zhōu dōu yǒu 变化 biànhuà 通常 tōngcháng 包含 bāohán 可供严格 yángé de 素食者 sù shí zhě 选择 xuǎnzé de 菜肴 cài yáo

The menu changes weekly and usually includes a vegan option.

素食 sùshí Decomposition

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素食 sùshí Compounds

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  • shí
    • cān
    • shì
    • ěr , tāo , xiǎng , bǐng , tiè , yàn , něi , , cān , sūn , yǐn , fàn , , hài , tiǎn , tóng , , juàn , , zhuì , tán , , è , nuǎn , hún , huì , , , táng , , chì , , yōng , , fēn , cān , cān , , shí , , , , , , tún , rèn , , chì , fàn ,
    • yǐn , , , , , , , , , , bǎo , , , jiǎo , , bǐng , , xiǎng , le , , , è , , jùn , , , , yáo , hún , , , jiàn , xiàn , , , , , guǎn , , , , , , wèi , , , , , ,
    • , liú , 餿 sōu , , , , , mán , , xiū , jǐn , sǎn , kuì , zhuàn , , , , ráo , , , xiǎng , , , yàn , , chán , , , , náng
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