食材
shí cái
Pinyin

Definition

食材
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shí cái
  1. (food) ingredient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
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
厌食
yàn shí
  1. 1 anorexia
器材
qì cái
  1. 1 equipment
  2. 2 material
建材
jiàn cái
  1. 1 building materials
挑食
tiāo shí
  1. 1 to be picky about food
教材
jiào cái
  1. 1 teaching material
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
材质
cái zhì
  1. 1 texture of timber
  2. 2 quality of material
  3. 3 material (that sth is made of)
棺材
guān cai
  1. 1 coffin
  2. 2 CL:具[jù],口[kǒu]
消食
xiāo shí
  1. 1 to aid digestion
甜食
tián shí
  1. 1 dessert
  2. 2 sweet

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
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
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
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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
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
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

Sample Sentences

山东姑娘答这道题是得心应手。加一分！我们的比赛越来越激烈了。哪一个菜系的特色是以生猛食材为主、注重煲汤和食补、味道清淡又不失鲜美？
shāndōng gūniang dá zhè dào tí shì déxīnyìngshǒu 。jiā yī fēn ！wǒmen de bǐsài yuèláiyuè jīliè le 。nǎyīge càixì de tèsè shì yǐ shēngměng shícái wéizhǔ 、zhùzhòng bāotāng hé shíbǔ 、wèidao qīngdàn yòu bùshī xiānměi ？
A Shandong native answering this question is very much in her element. You get a point! Our contest is getting more intense. Which type of food is made with fresh ingredients, with special importance placed on broths and health benefits. Its flavors are mild and yet fresh.
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没错，川菜已经很普及了，现在全国人民都能吃点辣了。很多家乡菜都是用当地特有的食材做的，沿海的地方家乡菜就以水产海鲜为主，靠山的地方就以家禽野味为主。
méicuò ，Chuāncài yǐjīng hěn pǔjí le ，xiànzài quánguó rénmín dōu néng chī diǎnr là le 。hěn duō jiāxiāng cài dōu shì yòng dāngdì tèyǒu de shícái zuò de ，yánhǎi de dìfang jiāxiāng cài jiù yǐ shuǐchǎn hǎixiān wéizhǔ ，kào shān de dìfang jiù yǐ jiāqín yěwèi wéizhǔ 。
Yes, Sichuanese food is already very common. Now people everywhere in China can eat a little bit of spice. Many local dishes use ingredients particular to the area. Places near the coast use seafood as their main ingredients, while places near the hills use poultry and game as their main ingredients.
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我刚刚从有机超市买了周末晚餐派对的食材，我上个礼拜就邀请你了，别忘了！
wǒ gānggāng cóng yǒujī chāoshì mǎi le zhōumò wǎncān pàiduì de shícái ，wǒ shàng gè lǐbài jiù yāoqǐng nǐ le ，bié wàng le ！
I just came from the organic supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dinner party at the weekend. I invited you last week, don't forget!
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哈，这个应该是李妈妈的问题，不是食材的问题。
hā ，zhè ge yīnggāi shì Lǐmāma de wèntí ，bùshì shícái de wèntí 。
Ha, that's your mum's problem, not a problem with the ingredients.
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如果我想煮饭，超市就会把新鲜的食材送到我家，他们送的东西包括蔬菜、肉类、海鲜，只要你能想到的应有尽有。
rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zhǔfàn ，chāoshì jiù huì bǎ xīnxiān de shícái sòng dào wǒ jiā ，tāmen sòng de dōngxi bāokuò shūcài 、ròulèi 、hǎixiān ，zhǐyào nǐ néng xiǎngdào de yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。
If I want to cook, the delivery people will deliver fresh groceries to my house. What they deliver includes vegetables, meat, seafood and anything you can think of.
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