Chinese word

膳食

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàn shí

Meaning

  • nounmeals

Example

医院提供免费膳食。yī yuàn tí gōng miǎn fèi shàn shí

The hospital provides free meals.

Illustration for 膳食 (meals)

More examples

老年人要注意均衡膳食，避免营养不良。lǎo nián rén yào zhù yì jūn héng shàn shí bì miǎn yíng yǎng bù liáng

Older people should pay attention to a balanced diet and avoid malnutrition.

Core concept

Meals viewed as a planned food service provided to people by an institution.

Common phrases

  • 提供膳食tí gōng shàn shí

    provide meals

  • 均衡膳食jūn héng shàn shí

    balanced diet

  • 膳食习惯shàn shí xí guàn

    dietary habits

Similar words

饭菜fàn cài: Ordinary rice and dishes eaten at home or in a dining hall.
餐食cān shí: Provided meals described in formal notices, menus, or service information.

Definition in Chinese

为人提供的餐食，常指机关、医院、学校等处按规定供应的饭菜。wéi rén tí gōng de cān shí cháng zhǐ jī guān yī yuàn xué xiào děng chù àn guī dìng gōng yìng de fàn cài

Word origin

膳 (shàn, "served food") + 食 (shí, "food") combines a served meal with food to form a term for meals supplied to people.

Usage tips

  • On service notices, this word can describe the food included in an institution's provision rather than one particular dish, which helps explain why it appears in schedules and policies.

Other meanings

  • dietnoun
  • foodnoun

Opposites

  • 禁食jìn shífastingnoun
  • 断食duàn shífastingnoun

Related words

  • 膳食结构shàn shí jié gòudietary structurenoun
  • 膳食纤维shàn shí xiān wéidietary fibernoun
  • 膳食补充剂shàn shí bǔ chōng jìdietary supplementnoun

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