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“nutrition” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinyíng yǎng

Example

多吃蔬菜可以补充营养。duō chī shū cài ké yǐ bǔ chōng yíng yǎng

Eating more vegetables can provide nutrition.

Illustration for 营养 (nutrition)

How to say “nutrition” in Chinese

“Nutrition” in Chinese is 营养 (yíng yǎng).

What the body draws from food to grow, stay alive, and carry on everyday activity.

Full entry for 营养: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 营养

孩子的饭菜营养很丰富。hái zi de fàn cài yíng yǎng hěn fēng fù

The child's meal is very nutritious.

Tips for using 营养

  • 营养丰富 (yíngyǎng fēngfù, "rich in nutrition") is a common way to describe food, while English usually calls the food nutritious rather than saying it has nutrition.

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