美食
měi shí
Pinyin

Definition

美食
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měi shí
  1. culinary delicacy
  2. fine food
  3. gourmet food

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

完美
wán měi
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 perfection
  3. 3 perfectly
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
美
Měi
  1. 1 the Americas
  2. 2 abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]
  3. 3 USA
  4. 4 abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó]
美人
měi rén
  1. 1 beauty
  2. 2 belle
美国
Měi guó
  1. 1 United States
  2. 2 USA
  3. 3 US

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
价廉物美
jià lián wù měi
  1. 1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
十全十美
shí quán shí měi
  1. 1 complete and beautiful
  2. 2 to be perfect (idiom)

Sample Sentences

各位来宾您好，欢迎光临好美丽百货公司。本公司一楼为化妆品专区，二楼至四楼为淑女精品服饰，五楼为男士精品休闲服饰专区，六楼为童装、家电与寝具专柜。七楼与八楼设有国际美食街，地下一楼为生鲜超市，感谢您今天的莅临，好美丽百货公司祝您购物愉快。
gèwèi láibīn nínhǎo ，huānyíng guānglín hǎoměilì bǎihuò gōngsī 。běngōngsī yī lóu wèi huàzhuāngpǐn zhuānqū ，èrlóu zhì sì lóu wèi shūnǚ jīngpǐn fúshì ，wǔ lóu wèi nánshì jīngpǐn xiūxián fúshì zhuānqū ，liù lóu wèi tóngzhuāng 、jiā diàn yǔ qǐnjù zhuānguì 。qī lóu yǔ bā lóu shè yǒu guójì měishí jiē ，dìxiàyīlóu wèi shēngxiān chāoshì ，gǎnxiè nín jīntiān de lìlín ，hǎoměilì bǎihuò gōngsī zhù nín gòuwù yúkuài 。
Good afternoon shoppers, welcome to the Haomeili department store. The cosmetics area is on the first floor; womenswear is located from the second floor to the fourth floor; the fifth floor houses the mens' leisurewear section; while the sixth floor is the childrenswear, domestic appliances sections and the bedding counter. There is an international food court on the seventh and eighth floor, while B1 has a fresh food market. Thanks for your patronage, we at Haomeili wish you an enjoyable shopping trip.
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也少不了想要美味又低脂的美食，快来看看这个吧的硬邦邦的推销，或者类似生活就是要兴致勃勃的探索如何取悦自己的软广
yě shǎobuliǎo xiǎngyào měiwèi yòu dīzhī de měishí ，kuài lái kànkan zhège ba de yìngbāngbāngde tuīxiāo ，huòzhě lèisì shēnghuó jiùshì yào xìngzhìbóbó de tànsuǒ rúhé qǔyuè zìjǐ de ruǎnguǎng
There are irresistible hard-core sales promotions such as, "If you want delicious and low-fat food, come take a look at this," as well as soft-sell ads like, "Life is about eagerly exploring how to please yourself."
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真是不会察言观色的妹妹。别理她，我带妳去吃大餐，用美食来忘记这一切。
zhēn shì bùhuì cháyánguānsè de mèimei 。bié lǐ tā ，wǒ dài nǐ qù chī dàcān ，yòng měishí lái wàngjì zhè yīqiè 。
She really seems like the kind of little sister who doesn't know how to read people. Don't take any notice of her, I'll take you out to eat a slap-up meal, and you can forget everything with the help of some good food.
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瞧您说的，敢情食物就只配被敷衍呐。对待美食用心可是一种情怀，我对美食的爱就像对初恋一样，是走心的。
qiáo nín shuō de ，gǎnqíng shíwù jiù zhī pèi bèi fūyǎn na 。duìdài měishí yòngxīn kěshì yīzhǒng qínghuái ，wǒ duì měishí de ài jiù xiàng duì chūliàn yīyàng ，shì zǒuxīn de 。
You said it. Of course the food is just there for show. Treating food seriously is about the atmosphere. My love for cuisine is like first love, it is so absorbing.
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好嘞，稍等片刻啊，你们先动筷吧，我把图修一下，然后加上美食评论就完美啦！
hǎo lei ，shāoděng piànkè ā ，nǐmen xiān dòngkuài ba ，wǒ bǎ túxiū yīxià ，ránhòu jiāshàng měishí pínglùn jiù wánměi la ！
OK. Wait a minute, you can start first. I'm just touching up the photo, then I'll write a food review and that'll be perfect!
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的确是真爱啊，话说对美食的狂热是你个人的嗜好还是时下年轻人当中的一种风潮啊。
díquè shì zhēn ài ā ，huàshuō duì měishí de kuángrè shì nǐ gèrén de shìhào háishì shíxià niánqīngrén dāngzhōng de yīzhǒng fēngcháo ā 。
It really is true love. Speaking of that, is being so crazy for food your own personal hobby, or is it a trend among young people these days?
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诶，这可不好说，据我个人观察呢，时下年轻人确实喜欢寻求各种美食新体验，不过大多数充其量也就是吃货。
èi ，zhè kě bùhǎoshuō ，jù wǒ gèrén guānchá ne ，shíxià niánqīngrén quèshí xǐhuan xúnqiú gèzhǒng měishí xīn tǐyàn ，bùguò dàduōshù chōngqíliàng yějiùshì chīhuò 。
Agh, it's not really that easy to say. In my own view, young people these days really do like to seek out new dining experiences, but the majority of people at most are foodies.
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嗨，既然如此，那恭敬不如从命咯。不瞒您说，我呢，可是有着几万粉丝关注的大V博主，您是不晓得，我的美食评论呀，转发量影响力那可是响当当的。
hāi ，jìrán rúcǐ ，nà gōngjìng bùrú cóngmìng lo 。bù mán nín shuō ，wǒ ne ，kě shì yǒu zhe jǐ wàn fěnsī guānzhù de dà V bózhǔ ，nín shì bù xiǎode ，wǒ de měishí pínglùn ya ，zhuǎnfā liàng yǐngxiǎng lì nà kě shì xiǎngdāngdāng de 。
Hey, that being the case, I'll not stand on ceremony and go on with false modesty. I'll not lie to you. I'm actually a Big V blogger with tens of thousands of fans. Maybe you don't know, but my food reviews are quite well known in terms of the number of shares and influence.
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哟！还真是没看出来啊，今天是美食家大驾光临啦，您老可得在博客里给小店多多美言，帮忙宣传宣传。
yō ！hái zhēn shì méi kàn chūlái ā ，jīntiān shì měishíjiā dàjiàguānglín la ，nínlǎo kě děi zài bókè lǐ gěi xiǎodiàn duōduō měiyán ，bāngmáng xuānchuán xuānchuán 。
Oh! You wouldn't really know it to look at you. Well, I should roll out the red carpet for Mr Gourmet then. So you could say something nice about our store on your blog, help us with our publicity.
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你了解的还真不少，秋天最“应景”的美食就是这对“CP”啦，大闸蟹呢只有到了秋天才最肥美，黄香膏丰，而几口暖暖的黄酒下肚也可以缓和初秋的凉意。
nǐ liǎojiě de hái zhēn bùshǎo ，qiūtiān zuì “yìngjǐng ”de měishí jiùshì zhè duì “CP ”la ，dàzháxiè ne zhǐyǒu dào le qiūtiān cái zuì féiměi ，huángxiāng gāofēng ，ér jǐ kǒu nuǎnnuǎnde huángjiǔ xiàdù yě kěyǐ huǎnhé chū qiū de liángyì 。
You really do know quite a lot. The most atmospheric cuisine for Autumn is this coupling. Chinese mitten crabs are the plumpest in the Autumn. The roe is fragrant and the meat is rich, and a few warm mouthfuls of huangjiu in your stomach can really take the edge off the first chills of the start of Autumn.
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