膳食

shànshí

noun HSK 7 #26,720

Measure Word

一顿膳食 dùn

Meanings

1 meals
2 diet
3 food and board

Characters

meals; provisions

Meals and food — diet or meals, especially in a formal or nutritional context.

Examples

合理的膳食对健康很重要。

Hélǐ de shànshí duì jiànkāng hěn zhòngyào.

A balanced diet is important for health.

学校提供免费膳食。

Xuéxiào tígōng miǎnfèi shànshí.

The school provides free meals.

Tips

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膳食 is formal/written. In everyday speech, people say 饭菜 (fàncài, food/dishes) or 饮食 (yǐnshí, food and drink). 膳食 appears in contexts like nutrition science and institutional meal planning.

Stroke Order

膳 shàn

食 shí