How to say “delicious food” in Chinese
delicious food, delicacies
“Delicious food” in Chinese is 美食, měi shí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
美食 is read měi 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, 羊 “sheep”; at the bottom, 大 “big”.
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 “美食”.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “delicious food” in Chinese?
“Delicious food” in Chinese is 美食, pinyin měishí.
What does 美食 mean?
美食 (měishí) means “delicious food, delicacies”.
How do you write 美食?
美食 is 2 characters: 美 (měi) — beautiful; 食 (shí) — food; eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 美食?
美食 is read měishí. Tones: měi — third tone, shí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“delicious food” in the lesson “Chinese food”
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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