食用

shíyòng

verb HSK 7-9 #13,865

Meanings

1 to eat; to consume
2 edible; fit for consumption

Characters

Examples

这种蘑菇可以食用。

Zhèzhǒng mógū kěyǐ shíyòng.

This type of mushroom is edible.

食用油价格上涨了。

Shíyòng yóujià gé shàngzhǎng le.

The price of cooking oil has gone up.

Tips

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食用 is formal/written Chinese. In everyday speech, people say 吃 (chī). You'll see 食用 on food labels: 食用油 (cooking oil), 食用色素 (food coloring).

Stroke Order

食 shí

用 yòng