流质

流質

liúzhì

noun #36,804

Meanings

1 liquid food / liquid diet
2 fluid substance

Characters

substance / matter

Examples

HSK 5

手术后病人只能吃流质食物。

Shǒushù hòu bìngrén zhǐnéng chī liúzhì shíwù.

After the surgery the patient can only eat liquid food.

HSK 7-9

医生让他先吃几天流质再换半流食。

Yīshēng ràng tā xiān chī jǐ tiān liúzhì zài huàn bànliúshí.

The doctor told him to have a liquid diet for a few days before switching to semi-liquid food.

Tips

usage

流质 in everyday speech almost always refers to a hospital/post-operative liquid diet (流质饮食 / 流食). The medical hierarchy is 普食 (regular) → 软食 (soft) → 半流食 (semi-liquid, e.g. porridge) → 流质 (clear liquids only). Knowing this scale is useful when reading hospital instructions.

Stroke Order

流 liú

质 zhì