饮食
Old HSK 6
饮食 (yǐnshí) · diet
饮食 (yǐnshí) means “diet; food and drink”. It is written with 2 characters: 饮 (to swallow) + 食 (food). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 饮食 is built
The characters
饮 yǐn · to swallow
What 饮 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
食 shí · food
What 食 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
健康的饮食很重要。Jiànkāng de yǐnshí hěn zhòngyào.A healthy diet is very important.
她很注意饮食习惯。Tā hěn zhùyì yǐnshí xíguàn.She pays close attention to her eating habits.
Questions about 饮食
What does 饮食 mean?
饮食 (yǐnshí) means “diet; food and drink”.
How do you pronounce 饮食?
饮食 is pronounced yǐnshí.
Which HSK level is 饮食?
饮食 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 饮料yǐnliàodrink
- 食物shíwùfood
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 食品shípǐnfood
- 粮食liángshigrain
- 零食língshísnack
- 食堂shítángdining hall
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget food and sleep
- 素食sùshívegetarian food
Learn 饮食 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 217: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.