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零食

líng shí · ling shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. between-meal nibbles
  2. snacks
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Snacks in the drawer

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)抽屉(chōuti)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)这么多(zhèmeduō)零食(língshí)？

    Why are there so many snacks in your drawer?

  2. Liangliang

    开会(kāihuì)的(de)时候(shíhou)吃(chī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I eat a little during meetings.

  3. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)不会(bùhuì)说(shuō)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    Won't the boss tell you off?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)得(de)很(hěn)小声(xiǎoshēng)。

    I eat very quietly.

  5. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)来(lái)了(le)，快(kuài)把(bǎ)零食(língshí)藏起来(cángqǐlai)。

    The boss is coming! Hide the snacks quickly!

  6. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)藏(cáng)，你看(nǐkàn)，他(tā)手里(shǒulǐ)也(yě)拿着(názhe)零食(língshí)！

    No need to hide. Look, he is holding snacks too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爆(bào)米(mǐ)花(huā)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)零(líng)食(shí)。

Popcorn is my favorite snack.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)当(dāng)零(líng)食(shí)吃(chī)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)吗(ma)？

Do we have anything I can snack on?

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

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