生酮饮食 (shēngtóngyǐnshí): ketogenic diet

Meanings

1 ketogenic diet
2 keto diet

Characters

生

Examples

她尝试生酮饮食减肥。

Tā chángshì shēngtóngyǐnshí jiǎnféi.

She's trying the keto diet to lose weight.

生酮饮食要求严格控制碳水化合物。

Shēngtóngyǐnshí yāoqiú yángé kòngzhì tànshuǐhuàhéwù.

The keto diet requires strict control of carbohydrates.

Tips

usage

生酮 means 'producing ketones' — the diet forces the body into ketosis by cutting carbs. Often shortened to 生酮 alone in Chinese fitness circles.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

酮 tóng

饮 yǐn

食 shí

Related Words

生酮 shēngtóng

ketogenic / ketone-producing

低碳饮食 dītànyǐnshí

low-carb diet / low-carbohydrate diet

饮食 yǐnshí HSK 5 #7,262

food and drink / diet

地中海饮食 dìzhōnghǎiyǐnshí

Mediterranean diet

植物基饮食 zhíwùjīyǐnshí

plant-based diet

生死 shēngsǐ HSK 7 #4,657

life and death / life-and-death

生产 shēngchǎn HSK 3 #4,088

to produce; to manufacture / production / to give birth

生涯 shēngyá HSK 7 #3,652

career / life (as a period of activity)

生病 shēngbìng HSK 1 #2,542

to fall ill; to get sick

生存 shēngcún HSK 3 #2,342

to exist; to survive / survival; existence