How to say “snacks” in Chinese
snacks, street food
“Snacks” in Chinese is 小吃, xiǎo chī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
小吃 is read xiǎo chī: 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 left, 口 “mouth”.
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 “小吃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 小吃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条街的小吃很有名zhètiáojiēdexiǎochīhěnyǒumíngThe street food on this street is famous.
- 这里有什么特色小吃？zhèlǐyǒushénmetèsèxiǎochīWhat local specialty snacks are there here?
- 晚上我们去夜市吃小吃吧wǎnshangwǒmenqùyèshìchīxiǎochībaTonight let's go to the night market for some street food.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “snacks” in Chinese?
“Snacks” in Chinese is 小吃, pinyin xiǎochī.
What does 小吃 mean?
小吃 (xiǎochī) means “snacks, street food”.
How do you write 小吃?
小吃 is 2 characters: 小 (xiǎo) — small; 吃 (chī) — eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 小吃?
小吃 is read xiǎochī. Tones: xiǎo — third tone, chī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“snacks” 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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