Chinese word

纯素

Pronunciation

Pinyinchún sù

Meaning

  • adjectivevegan

Example

这家店只卖纯素食品。zhè jiā diàn zhǐ mài chún sù shí pǐn

This store only sells vegan food.

Illustration for 纯素 (vegan)

More examples

我们下周去一家纯素餐厅吃饭吧。wǒ men xià zhōu qù yì jiā chún sù cān tīng chī fàn ba

Let's go eat at a vegan restaurant next week.

Core concept

A strict plant-only category for both what a person eats and what a dish contains.

Common phrases

  • 纯素食品chún sù shí pǐn

    vegan food

  • 纯素餐厅chún sù cān tīng

    vegan restaurant

  • 纯素标签chún sù biāo qiān

    vegan label

Similar words

素食的sù shí de: Describes food that excludes animal flesh but may contain eggs or dairy products.
全素的quán sù de: Highlights that the ingredients and components of a food are all sourced from plants.
植物性的zhí wù xìng de: Describes the plant-based source of a material, ingredient, or component.

Definition in Chinese

用作形容词，常见于标签与菜单，指示某食品或菜品仅含植物性原料，不含肉、鱼、蛋、奶及其他动物来源成分。yòng zuò xíng róng cí cháng jiàn yú biāo qiān yǔ cài dān zhǐ shì mǒu shí pǐn huò cài pǐn jǐn hán zhí wù xìng yuán liào bù hán ròu yú dàn nǎi jí qí tā dòng wù lái yuán chéng fèn

Word origin

纯 (chún, "pure") adds an unqualified sense to 素 (sù, "vegetarian"), producing a modern label for food made entirely from plants.

Usage tips

  • Ingredient lists matter because sauces, fillings, and processing aids can contain animal-derived components even when the main food appears plant-based.

Opposites

  • 杂食zá shíomnivorousadjective

Related words

  • 纯素主义chún sù zhǔ yìveganismnoun
  • 纯素主义者chún sù zhǔ yì zhěvegannoun

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