小食 (xiǎoshí): snack

Meanings

1 snack
2 small bite
3 nibbles

Characters

小

Examples

菜单上有一栏专门放小食。

Càidān shàng yǒu yī lán zhuānmén fàng xiǎoshí.

The menu has a dedicated column for snacks.

我们先点几个小食垫一下。

Wǒmen xiān diǎn jǐ ge xiǎoshí diàn yīxià.

Let's order a few snacks first to hold us over.

Tips

usage

Per 《新华词典》: 原指早餐,后泛指点心、零食 — 'originally meant breakfast, now broadly refers to snacks and light bites'. Common Cantonese-influenced menu label, used interchangeably with 小吃 (xiǎochī) though 小食 sounds a touch more formal/written.