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速食
sù shí
Pinyin
Definition
速食
-
sù shí
fast food (Tw)
Character Decomposition
速
辶
木
口
食
食
Related Words
(20)
速度
sù dù
1
speed
2
rate
3
velocity
4
(music) tempo
5
CL:個|个[gè]
主食
zhǔ shí
1
main food
2
staple (rice and noodles)
加速
jiā sù
1
to speed up
2
to expedite
增速
zēng sù
1
to speed up
2
to accelerate
3
growth rate (economics)
快速
kuài sù
1
fast
2
high-speed
3
rapid
时速
shí sù
1
speed per hour
暴食
bào shí
1
to eat too much
2
to binge
甜食
tián shí
1
dessert
2
sweet
粮食
liáng shi
1
foodstuff
2
cereals
3
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
美食
měi shí
1
culinary delicacy
2
fine food
3
gourmet food
膳食
shàn shí
1
meal
觅食
mì shí
1
to forage
2
to hunt for food
3
to scavenge
4
fig. to make a living
迅速
xùn sù
1
rapid
2
speedy
3
fast
速
sù
1
fast
2
rapid
3
quick
4
velocity
速溶
sù róng
1
quick-dissolving
2
instantly-ready
3
instant
速递
sù dì
1
courier
进食
jìn shí
1
to take a meal
2
to eat
零食
líng shí
1
between-meal nibbles
2
snacks
食
shí
1
to eat
2
food
3
animal feed
4
eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
1
foodstuff
2
food
3
provisions
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
Idioms
(20)
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
1
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
2
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
3
in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
1
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
1
lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
2
fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
1
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
2
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
1
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
2
fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
1
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
2
to skip one's sleep and meals
3
to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
1
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
2
don't try to run before you can walk
欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá
1
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
2
also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2
Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
1
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
2
anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
1
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
1
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
1
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
1
to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
1
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
2
to give troops a hearty welcome
3
also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
1
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
2
fig. to stand on one's own feet
3
to earn one's own living
Sample Sentences