Writing
食物 (shí wù) — how to say "food" in Chinese
食物
Food
noun
Character composition
食
to eat
物
thing
Radicals / Keys
牛
Cow
#93 · niú · 4 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
吃食物
chī shí wù
eat food
新鲜食物
xīn xiān shí wù
fresh food
Examples
超市里有很多不同国家的食物，你可以买到各种好吃的。
There is a lot of food from different countries in the supermarket, you can buy all kinds of delicious things.
我需要食物。
I need food.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "food" in Chinese?
"food" in Chinese is 食物 (shí wù).
食物 meaning in English
食物 (shí wù) means "Food".
Food in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced shí wù (written as shi wu, shiwu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "food" in Chinese characters?
It is written 食物: 食 has 9 strokes, 物 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 食物?
食物 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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