食欲

食慾

shíyù

noun HSK 6 #14,819

Meanings

Desire for food — appetite.

他最近食欲不好。

Tā zuìjìn shíyù bùhǎo.

He hasn't had a good appetite recently.

运动可以增加食欲。

Yùndòng kěyǐ zēngjiā shíyù.

Exercise can increase appetite.

生病的时候食欲会下降。

Shēngbìng de shíhou shíyù huì xiàjiàng.

Appetite decreases when you're sick.

usage

食欲 is somewhat formal. In everyday speech, people often say 胃口 (wèikǒu, literally 'stomach opening') for appetite: 没胃口 (méi wèikǒu) = no appetite.

食 shí

欲 yù