零食
líng shí
Pinyin

Definition

零食
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líng shí
  1. between-meal nibbles
  2. snacks

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
零
líng
  1. 1 zero
  2. 2 nought
  3. 3 zero sign
  4. 4 fractional
  5. 5 fragmentary
  6. 6 odd (of numbers)
  7. 7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. 8 fraction
  9. 9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. 10 extra
  11. 11 to wither and fall
  12. 12 to wither
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]
饮食
yǐn shí
  1. 1 food and drink
  2. 2 diet
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
凋零
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
厌食
yàn shí
  1. 1 anorexia
挑食
tiāo shí
  1. 1 to be picky about food
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
消食
xiāo shí
  1. 1 to aid digestion
涕零
tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears
  2. 2 to weep
甜食
tián shí
  1. 1 dessert
  2. 2 sweet
节食
jié shí
  1. 1 to save food
  2. 2 to go on a diet
粮食
liáng shi
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 cereals
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
素食
sù shí
  1. 1 vegetables
  2. 2 vegetarian food
肉食
ròu shí
  1. 1 carnivorous

Idioms (20)

七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
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
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
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
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
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
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)
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
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
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]

Sample Sentences

小朋友的零食呢？
xiǎopéngyǒu de língshí ne ？
What about the snacks for the kids?
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妈，干嘛买那么多吃的东西？平常我千拜托万拜托你都不肯多买一些零食！
mā ，gànmá mǎi nàme duō chī de dōngxi ？píngcháng wǒ qiān bàituō wàn bàituō nǐ dōu bù kěn duō mǎi yīxiē líng shí ！
Mom, why did you buy so much food? Normally you never agree to buy any snacks no matter how much I beg!
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行。家里还有零食吗？
xíng 。jiālǐ hái yǒu língshí ma ？
Okay. Do we have snacks at home?
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水果，零食，有需要的吗？
shuǐguǒ ，líng shí ，yǒu xūyào de ma ？
Fruit, snacks, anything you want?
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水果，零食，有需要的吗？
shuǐguǒ ，líng shí ，yǒu xūyào de ma ？
Fruit, snacks, anything you want?
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家里有零食吗？
jiālǐ yǒu língshí ma ？
Are there any snacks in the house?
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老公，你看看那个包包里零食还有吗？我肚子饿了。
lǎogōng ，nǐ kàn kan nàge bāobāo lǐ língshí hái yǒu ma ？wǒ dùzi è le 。
Honey, take a look in that bag and see if there are any more snacks. I'm hungry.
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我就自己想买什么买什么。买零食什么......雪糕啊。
wǒ jiù zìjǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme mǎi shénme 。mǎi líng shí shénme ......xuěgāo a 。
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哎呀，现在零食的广告和包装都那么诱人，我看了就馋。每次去超市，本来不想买的，可是最后还是买了一大堆。买了当然要吃咯。
āiyā ，xiànzài língshí de guǎnggào hé bāozhuāng dōu nàme yòurén ，wǒ kàn le jiù chán 。měicì qù chāoshì ，běnlái bù xiǎng mǎi de ，kěshì zuìhòu háishi mǎi le yīdàduī 。mǎi le dāngrán yào chī lo 。
Geez, these days snack ads and packaging are so enticing, as soon as I see them I get the munchies. Every time I go to the grocery store, even though I'm not planning to buy them, I still end up with a whole pile of them. And if I buy them of course I'm going to eat them.
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这就不用你操心了。我不会把它当饭吃的，零食本来就是闲的时候吃的嘛。
zhè jiù bùyòng nǐ cāoxīn le 。wǒ bùhuì bǎ tā dàng fàn chī de ，língshí běnlái jiùshì xián de shíhou chī de ma 。
You don't need to worry about that. I won't make a meal out of them. Snacks are for munching on when you're bored.
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