食性

shíxìng

noun #37,037

Meanings

1 dietary habits (esp. of animals)
2 feeding pattern
3 food preferences

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

研究人员长期观察这种鸟的食性。

Yánjiū rényuán chángqī guānchá zhèzhǒng niǎo de shíxìng.

Researchers have long observed this bird's feeding habits.

HSK 7-9

熊猫的食性以竹子为主。

Xióngmāo de shíxìng yǐ zhúzi wéizhǔ.

The panda's diet consists mainly of bamboo.

Tips

usage

Most often biological/zoological - animals are classified by 食性 as 肉食性 (carnivorous), 草食性 (herbivorous), or 杂食性 (omnivorous). For humans, you usually say 饮食习惯 (yǐnshí xíguàn) instead.

Stroke Order

食 shí

性 xìng