小食

xiǎoshí

noun

Meanings

1 snack
2 small bite
3 nibbles

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

菜单上有一栏专门放小食。

Càidān shàng yǒu yī lán zhuānmén fàng xiǎoshí.

The menu has a dedicated column for snacks.

HSK 7-9

我们先点几个小食垫一下。

Wǒmen xiān diǎn jǐ ge xiǎoshí diàn yíxià.

Let's order a few snacks first to hold us over.

Tips

usage

Originally meant breakfast, now broadly refers to snacks and light bites. A common Cantonese-influenced menu label, used interchangeably with 小吃 though 小食 sounds a touch more formal/written.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

食 shí