消食
xiāo shí
Pinyin

Definition

消食
 - 
xiāo shí
  1. to aid digestion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消散
xiāo sàn
  1. 1 to dissipate
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
  1. 1 to disinfect
  2. 2 to sterilize
消沉
xiāo chén
  1. 1 depressed
  2. 2 bad mood
  3. 3 low spirit
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
  1. 1 to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
  2. 2 to skip one's sleep and meals
  3. 3 to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
  1. 1 drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
  1. 1 lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
  1. 1 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
  1. 1 to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
  1. 1 to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
  2. 2 to give troops a hearty welcome
  3. 3 also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
  1. 1 lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stand on one's own feet
  3. 3 to earn one's own living
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
  1. 1 to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
  2. 2 to reap what one has sown

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