食欲

食慾

shíyù

noun HSK 6 #14,819

Meanings

Desire for food — appetite.

Tā zuìjìn shí yù bù hǎo.

He hasn't had a good appetite recently.

Yùndòng kěyǐ zēngjiā shí yù.

Exercise can increase appetite.

Shēngbìng de shíhou shí yù 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