How to say “appetite” in Chinese
appetite
“Appetite” in Chinese is 食欲, shí yù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
食欲 is read shí yù: 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 the side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
On the left, 谷 hints at the reading, as it also does in 浴 yù. On the right, 欠 “yawn”, here meaning “to lack”.
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 “食欲”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 食欲. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 天气太热会影响食欲tiānqìtàirèhuìyǐngxiǎngshíyùVery hot weather affects your appetite.
More words from the lesson “Freshness and appetite”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “appetite” in Chinese?
“Appetite” in Chinese is 食欲, pinyin shíyù.
What does 食欲 mean?
食欲 (shíyù) means “appetite”.
How do you write 食欲?
食欲 is 2 characters: 食 (shí) — food; eat; 欲 (yù) — desire; want. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 食欲?
食欲 is read shíyù. Tones: shí — second tone, yù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“appetite” in the lesson “Freshness and appetite”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. 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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