How to say “snacks” in Chinese
snacks
“Snacks” in Chinese is 零食, líng shí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
零食 is read líng shí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 雨 “rain”.
On the side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “零食”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 零食. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我妹妹特别爱吃零食。wǒmèimeitèbiéàichīlíngshíMy younger sister loves snacking.
- 她买了一袋子零食tāmǎileyídàizilíngshíShe bought a bag of snacks.
More words from the lesson “Snacks and Grams”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “snacks” in Chinese?
“Snacks” in Chinese is 零食, pinyin língshí.
What does 零食 mean?
零食 (língshí) means “snacks”.
How do you write 零食?
零食 is 2 characters: 零 (líng) — zero; 食 (shí) — food; eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 零食?
零食 is read língshí. Tones: líng — second tone, shí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“snacks” in the lesson “Snacks and Grams”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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