全素食

quánsùshí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 vegan diet
  2. 2 fully vegetarian (no animal products)

Examples

HSK 3
Tā jiānchí quánsùshí yǐjīng wǔ nián le.
She has stuck to a vegan diet for five years.
HSK 5
Zhè jiā cāntīng tígōng quánsùshí xuǎnzé.
This restaurant offers vegan options.

Tips

usage
全素食 ('full vegetarian') ≈ vegan, distinguishing it from 素食 which in Chinese can include eggs and dairy. A vegan person is more often called 纯素食者 or 严格素食者. In Buddhist contexts 全素 also implies no 五辛 (the five pungent vegetables: garlic, onion, leek, chive, asafoetida).

Stroke Order

quán
shí