Writing
零食 (líng shí) — how to say "snack" in Chinese
零食
Snack
noun
Character composition
零
zero, part
食
food
Radicals / Keys
雨
Rain
#173 · yǔ · 8 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
买零食
mǎi língshí
buy snacks
零食店
língshí diàn
snack shop
吃零食
chī língshí
eat snacks
Examples
我妈妈不让我在饭前吃太多零食。
My mom doesn't let me eat too many snacks before meals.
我不吃零食。
I don't eat snacks.
Frequently asked questions
Snack in Chinese meaning
"snack" in Chinese is 零食 (líng shí).
零食 meaning in English
零食 (líng shí) means "Snack".
How is 零食 pronounced?
It is pronounced líng shí (written as ling shi, lingshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for snack
It is written 零食: 零 has 13 strokes, 食 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 零食?
零食 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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