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美食

měi shí · mei shi

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Meaning

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  1. culinary delicacy
  2. fine food
  3. gourmet food
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Food street

  1. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)这条(zhètiáo)街(jiē)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)美食(měishí)！

    I heard this street has lots of good food!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)吃(chī)哪一个(nǎyīge)？

    Which one do we eat first?

  3. Liangliang

    烤串(kǎochuàn)、小笼包(xiǎolóngbāo)、冰粉(bīngfěn)，都(dōu)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)！

    Kebabs, soup dumplings, ice jelly. I want them all!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)吃(chī)得(de)下(xià)这么(zhème)多(duō)美食(měishí)吗(ma)？

    Can you eat this much good food?

  5. Liangliang

    没问题(méiwèntí)！先(xiān)拍照(pāizhào)，再(zài)吃(chī)美食(měishí)。

    No problem! Photo first, then eat the food.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)……你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)吃(chī)完(wán)了(le)！

    Okay, but... you already finished!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)这(zhè)里(lǐ)提(tí)供(gōng)一(yì)流(liú)的(de)美(měi)食(shí)。

They serve excellent food here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)店(diàn)的(de)美(měi)食(shí)吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)游(yóu)客(kè)。

The delicious food at this small shop attracts many tourists.

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美
měi

beautiful; very satisfactory; good

食
shí

to eat; food

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