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食物

shí wù · shi wu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 5Measure word: 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. food
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Camping food

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)去(qù)露营(lùyíng)，你(nǐ)带(dài)了(le)多少(duōshao)食物(shíwù)？

    We are camping today. How much food did you bring?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)很多(hěnduō)食物(shíwù)，有(yǒu)面包(miànbāo)、水果(shuǐguǒ)和(hé)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    I brought lots of food: bread, fruit and biscuits.

  3. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)都是(dōushì)冷(lěng)的(de)食物(shíwù)，晚上(wǎnshang)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)热(rè)的(de)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    This is all cold food. What if we want something hot tonight?

  4. Liangliang

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)还(hái)带(dài)了(le)小(xiǎo)火炉(huǒlú)。

    Do not worry, I also brought a small stove.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！不过(bùguò)食物(shíwù)我们(wǒmen)得(děi)放(fàng)高(gāo)一点(yīdiǎn)，不然(bùrán)会(huì)被(bèi)动物(dòngwù)吃掉(chīdiào)。

    Good! But we must hang the food high, or animals will eat it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)清(qīng)淡(dàn)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)呢(ne)。

Today I want to eat something light.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)给(gěi)士(shì)兵(bīng)提(tí)供(gōng)了(le)充(chōng)足(zú)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)和(hé)水(shuǐ)。

They supplied the soldiers with enough food and water.

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

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食
shí

to eat; food

物
wù

(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

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