| 食不厌精，脍不厌细 | [ shí bù yàn jīng bù yàn xì ] lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects), fig. to be fastidious about one's food |
| 食之无味，弃之不甘 | [ shí zhī wú weì qì zhī bù gān ] see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1] |
| 食之无味，弃之可惜 | [ shí zhī wú weì qì zhī kě xī ] lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom), fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them |
| 食人鱼 | [ shí rén yú ] piranha |
| 食人鲨 | [ shí rén shā ] man-eating shark, same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) |
| 食品加工机 | [ shí pǐn jiā gōng jī ] food processor |
| 食品摊 | [ shí pǐn tān ] food vendor's stand |
| 食品药品监督局 | [ shí pǐn yaò pǐn jiān dū jú ] state food and drug administration (SDA) |
| 食品药品监督管理局 | [ shí pǐn yaò pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú ] (China) Food and Drug Administration |
| 食欲 | [ shí yù ] appetite |
| 食火鸡 | [ shí huǒ jī ] cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea, CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 食物及药品管理局 | [ shí wù jí yaò pǐn guǎn lǐ jú ] US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA) |
| 食物柜 | [ shí wù guì ] larder, pantry |
| 食物链 | [ shí wù liàn ] food chain |
| 食疗 | [ shí ] food therapy, treatment via food (TCM) |
| 食禄 | [ shí lù ] to draw government pay, to be in public service, salary of an official |
| 食粮 | [ shí liáng ] food cereals |
| 食肉动物 | [ shí roù dòng wù ] carnivore |
| 食肉寝皮 | [ shí roù qǐn pí ] to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb, implacable hatred, to have sb's guts for garters |
| 食肉类 | [ shí roù leì ] carnivorous species |
| 食腐动物 | [ shí fǔ dòng wù ] scavenger |
| 食草动物 | [ shí caǒ dòng wù ] herbivore |
| 食荼卧棘 | [ shí tú wò jí ] to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people |
| 食虫植物 | [ shí chóng zhí wù ] insectivorous plant |
| 食虫目 | [ shí chóng mù ] Insectivora |
| 食蚁兽 | [ shí yǐ shoù ] ant-eater (several different species) |
| 食补 | [ shí bǔ ] tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful), to eat such foods |
| 食谱 | [ shí pǔ ] cookbook, recipe, diet, CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] |
| 食顷 | [ shí qǐng ] a short moment |
| 食盐 | [ shí yán ] edible salt |
| ⇒ 不食人间烟火 | [ bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ ] lit. not eating the food of common mortals, fig. placing oneself above the common populace |
| ⇒ 世界粮食署 | [ shì jiè liáng shi shǔ ] World food program (United Nations aid agency) |
| ⇒ 人为财死，鸟为食亡 | [ rén weì caí sǐ weì shí wáng ] lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom), fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich |
| ⇒ 伙食费 | [ huǒ shí feì ] food expenses, board expenses, meals (cost) |
| ⇒ 厌食 | [ yàn shí ] anorexia |
| ⇒ 厌食症 | [ yàn shí zhèng ] anorexia |
| ⇒ 同类相食 | [ tóng leì xiāng shí ] cannibalism |
| ⇒ 吹箫乞食 | [ chuī qǐ shí ] to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ), cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician |
| ⇒ 因噎废食 | [ yīn yē feì shí ] lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk |
| ⇒ 国家食品药品监督管理局 | [ guó jiā shí pǐn yaò pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú ] State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) |
| ⇒ 寝食难安 | [ qǐn shí nán ān ] lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom), fig. extremely worried and troubled |
| ⇒ 废寝忘食 | [ feì qǐn wàng shí ] to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom), to skip one's sleep and meals, to be completely wrapped up in one's work |
| ⇒ 废寝食 | [ feì qǐn shí ] to neglect sleep and food |
| ⇒ 弱肉强食 | [ ruò roù qiáng shí ] lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior, the law of the jungle |
| ⇒ 采食 | [ caǐ shí ] to forage, to gather for eating, to pick and eat |
| ⇒ 拣饮择食 | [ jiǎn yǐn zé shí ] to choose one's food carefully, to be picky |
| ⇒ 揾食 | [ wèn shí ] to earn one's living (Cantonese), Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1] |
| ⇒ 择食 | [ zé shí ] to be picky (food) |
| ⇒ 摄食 | [ shè shí ] to consume |
| ⇒ 断食 | [ duàn shí ] to fast, hunger strike |
| ⇒ 日环食 | [ rì huán shí ] an annular eclipse of the sun |
| ⇒ 暴饮暴食 | [ baò yǐn baò shí ] to eat and drink unreasonably |
| ⇒ 民以食为天 | [ mín yǐ shí weí tiān ] Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need., Food first, ethical niceties second |
| ⇒ 消食儿 | [ shí ] erhua variant of 消食[xiao1 shi2] |
| ⇒ 灭此朝食 | [ miè cǐ zhaō shí ] lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed, anxious to do battle (idiom) |
| ⇒ 洁食 | [ jié shí ] kosher |
| ⇒ 热食 | [ rè shí ] hot food |
| ⇒ 狂饮暴食 | [ kuáng yǐn baò shí ] drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess |
| ⇒ 率兽食人 | [ shoù shí rén ] lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people |
| ⇒ 生酮饮食 | [ shēng tóng yǐn shí ] ketogenic diet |
| ⇒ 异食癖 | [ yì shí pǐ ] pica (medicine) |
| ⇒ 发愤忘食 | [ fā fèn wàng shí ] so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom) |
| ⇒ 石油换食品项目 | [ shí yoú huàn shí pǐn xiàng mù ] Iraq Oil for Food Program |
| ⇒ 砚田之食 | [ yàn tián zhī shí ] to make a living by writing (idiom) |
| ⇒ 禄食 | [ lù shí ] official pay |
| ⇒ 积食 | [ jī shí ] (of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM) |
| ⇒ 节衣缩食 | [ jié yī suō shí ] to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally |
| ⇒ 节食 | [ jié shí ] to save food, to go on a diet |
| ⇒ 箪食壶浆 | [ dān shí hú jiāng ] to receive troops with food and drink (idiom), to give troops a hearty welcome, also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1] |
| ⇒ 精神性厌食症 | [ jīng shén xìng yàn shí zhèng ] anorexia nervosa |
| ⇒ 粮食 | [ liáng shi ] foodstuff, cereals, CL:種|种[zhong3] |
| ⇒ 粮食作物 | [ liáng shi zuò wù ] grain crops, cereals |
| ⇒ 纯素食 | [ chún sù shí ] vegan, vegan food |
| ⇒ 纯素食主义 | [ chún sù shí zhǔ yì ] veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products, strict vegetarianism |
| ⇒ 纯素食者 | [ chún sù shí zhě ] a vegan, person following a vegan diet |
| ⇒ 素食主义 | [ sù shí zhǔ yì ] vegetarianism |
| ⇒ 绝食 | [ jué shí ] to go on a hunger strike |
| ⇒ 绝食抗议 | [ jué shí kàng yì ] hunger strike |
| ⇒ 绿色食品 | [ lǜ sè shí pǐn ] clean, unadulterated food product, organic food |
| ⇒ 紧衣缩食 | [ jǐn yī suō shí ] see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2] |
| ⇒ 缩衣节食 | [ suō yī jié shí ] to economize on clothes and food, to scrimp and save (idiom) |
| ⇒ 肉食动物 | [ roù shí dòng wù ] carnivore |
| ⇒ 自由素食主义 | [ zì yoú sù shí zhǔ yì ] Freeganism |
| ⇒ 自食恶果 | [ zì shí è guǒ ] lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom), fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions, to stew in one's own juice |
| ⇒ 草食动物 | [ caǒ shí dòng wù ] herbivore, herbivorous animal |
| ⇒ 药补不如食补 | [ yaò bǔ bù rú shí bǔ ] the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition |
| ⇒ 药食同源 | [ yaò shí tóng yuán ] lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom), fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine |
| ⇒ 蚕食 | [ cán shí ] (lit. and fig.) to nibble away at |
| ⇒ 蚕食鲸吞 | [ cán shí jīng tūn ] lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom), fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale |
| ⇒ 衣单食薄 | [ yī dān shí bó ] thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty, destitute |
| ⇒ 衣食无忧 | [ yī shí wú yoū ] not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom), to be provided with the basic necessities |
| ⇒ 衣食无虞 | [ yī shí wú yú ] not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom), provided with the basic necessities |
| ⇒ 褐喉食蜜鸟 | [ hè hoú shí mì ] (bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) |
| ⇒ 觅食 | [ mì shí ] to forage, to hunt for food, to scavenge, fig. to make a living |
| ⇒ 觅食行为 | [ mì shí xíng weí ] foraging |
| ⇒ 诱食剂 | [ yoù shí jì ] feeding attractant, phagostimulant |
| ⇒ 谋食 | [ moú shí ] to make a living, to strive to earn a living |
| ⇒ 丰衣足食 | [ fēng yī zú shí ] having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed |
| ⇒ 贪食 | [ tān shí ] greedy, glutton |
| ⇒ 轻食 | [ qīng shí ] light meal, snack |
| ⇒ 辍食吐哺 | [ chuò shí tǔ bǔ ] to stop eating and spit out |
| ⇒ 转基因食品 | [ zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn ] genetically modified (GM) food |
| ⇒ 速食面 | [ sù shí miàn ] instant noodles |
| ⇒ 进食 | [ jìn shí ] to take a meal, to eat |
| ⇒ 过胖暴食症 | [ guò pàng baò shí zhèng ] binge eating disorder (BED) |
| ⇒ 锦衣玉食 | [ jǐn yī yù shí ] brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury, extravagance |
| ⇒ 钟鸣鼎食 | [ zhōng míng dǐng shí ] extravagant lifestyle |
| ⇒ 杂食 | [ zá shí ] omnivorous (zoology), snacks, a varied diet |
| ⇒ 杂食动物 | [ zá shí dòng wù ] omnivore |
| ⇒ 饥不择食 | [ jī bù zé shí ] when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers, When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. |
| ⇒ 饭食 | [ fàn shí ] food |
| ⇒ 饮食 | [ yǐn shí ] food and drink, diet |
| ⇒ 饮食疗养 | [ yǐn shí yǎng ] diet |
| ⇒ 饱食终日 | [ baǒ shí zhōng rì ] to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work) |
| ⇒ 饱食终日，无所用心 | [ baǒ shí zhōng rì wú suǒ yòng xīn ] to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom), to be sated with food and remain idle |
| ⇒ 饿虎扑食 | [ è hǔ pū shí ] like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey |
| ⇒ 喂食 | [ weì shí ] to feed |
| ⇒ 面食 | [ miàn shí ] food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc |
| ⇒ 龙口夺食 | [ lóng koǔ duó shí ] to harvest hurriedly before rain comes |
