Chinese word

饲料

Pronunciation

Pinyinsì liào

Meaning

  • nounanimal feed

Example

我给狗喂了饲料。wǒ gěi gǒu wèi le sì liào

I gave the dog some animal feed.

Illustration for 饲料 (animal feed)

More examples

市场上出现了适合老年犬的宠物饲料。shì chǎng shàng chū xiàn le shì hé lǎo nián quǎn de chǒng wù sì liào

Pet food suitable for older dogs has appeared on the market.

Core concept

A prepared supply of nourishment for animals, ranging from dry plant matter to measured mixtures.

Common phrases

  • 配合饲料pèi hé sì liào

    formulated feed

  • 宠物饲料chǒng wù sì liào

    pet food

  • 家畜饲料jiā chù sì liào

    farm animal feed

Similar words

食品shí pǐn: Food produced or prepared for human consumption.
宠物食品chǒng wù shí pǐn: Packaged food produced especially for household pets.
饲草sì cǎo: Grass, hay, or other plant food prepared for animals that eat plants.

Definition in Chinese

指为动物提供能量和养分而准备的食物材料，常见形式有颗粒饲料、混合配合料和干草等，既可用于饲养也可用于补充营养。zhǐ wèi dòng wù tí gōng néng liàng hé yǎng fèn ér zhǔn bèi de shí wù cái liào cháng jiàn xíng shì yǒu kē lì sì liào hùn hé pèi hé liào hé gān cǎo děng jì kě yòng yú sì yǎng yě kě yòng yú bǔ chōng yíng yǎng

Word origin

饲 (sì, "feed animals") contributes the feeding sense, while 料 (liào, "material") marks what is prepared for that purpose.

Usage tips

  • This noun can label the contents of a bag or a commercial formula, not only food being offered to an animal at one moment.

Other meanings

  • foddernoun

Related words

  • 配合饲料pèi hé sì liàoformulated feednoun
  • 饲料袋sì liào dàianimal feed bagnoun

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