Word information
Simplified美食
Traditional美食
Pinyinměishí
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 美食
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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零食língshí
snack; nibbles
美měi(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]); beautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify; to be pleased with oneself
美好měihǎobeautiful; fine
美景měijǐngbeautiful scenery
美丽měilìbeautiful
食品shípǐnfoodstuff; food; provisions