Chinese word

伙食

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǒ shí

Meaning

  • nounfood

Example

宿舍的伙食很难吃，但很便宜。sù shè de huǒ shí hěn nán chī dàn hěn pián yi

The food in the dorm is bad, but it is very cheap.

Illustration for 伙食 (food)

More examples

学校采取措施提高伙食质量。xué xiào cái qǔ cuò shī tí gāo huǒ shí zhì liàng

The school took measures to improve the quality of its food.

Core concept

The food arrangement that keeps a person or group fed, including the meals provided and the money spent on them.

Common phrases

  • 改善伙食gǎi shàn huǒ shí

    improve the meals

  • 伙食条件huǒ shí tiáo jiàn

    meal arrangements

  • 伙食质量huǒ shí zhì liàng

    food quality

Similar words

饭菜fàn cài: The dishes and other food that make up an ordinary meal.
饮食yǐn shí: Food and drink viewed together as part of what people eat.
伙食费huǒ shí fèi: The cost of meals supplied by a dormitory, cafeteria, or similar facility.

Definition in Chinese

指个人或集体的饮食状况与供应的饭菜，也常用来指为吃饭支付的费用（如伙食费）。zhǐ gè rén huò jí tǐ de yǐn shí zhuàng kuàng yǔ gōng yìng de fàn cài yě cháng yòng lái zhǐ wèi chī fàn zhī fù de fèi yòng rú huǒ shí fèi

Word origin

伙食 (huǒshí, "food and meals") combines 伙 (huǒ, "companions or a group") with 食 (shí, "food"), linking food with a shared or organized eating arrangement.

Usage tips

  • The word can refer to a meal service as a whole, so a complaint about poor 伙食 (huǒshí, "food and meals") may concern the regular supply, cooking, or price rather than one particular dish.

Other meanings

  • provided mealsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 伙食津贴huǒ shí jīn tiēmeal allowancenoun
  • 伙食标准huǒ shí biāo zhǔnmeal standardnoun

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