食材
shí cái
Pinyin

Definition

食材
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shí cái
  1. (food) ingredient

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

材料
cái liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 data
  3. 3 makings
  4. 4 stuff
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 种 zhǒng
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
身材
shēn cái
  1. 1 stature
  2. 2 build (height and weight)
  3. 3 figure
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse

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
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
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
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability

Sample Sentences

山东姑娘答这道题是得心应手。加一分！我们的比赛越来越激烈了。哪一个菜系的特色是以生猛食材为主、注重煲汤和食补、味道清淡又不失鲜美？
shāndōng gūniang dá zhè dào tí shì déxīnyìngshǒu 。jiā yī fēn ！wǒmen de bǐsài yuèláiyuè jīliè le 。nǎyīge càixì de tèsè shì yǐ shēngměng shícái wéizhǔ 、zhùzhòng bāotāng hé shíbǔ 、wèidao qīngdàn yòu bùshī xiānměi ？
A Shandong native answering this question is very much in her element. You get a point! Our contest is getting more intense. Which type of food is made with fresh ingredients, with special importance placed on broths and health benefits. Its flavors are mild and yet fresh.
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没错，川菜已经很普及了，现在全国人民都能吃点辣了。很多家乡菜都是用当地特有的食材做的，沿海的地方家乡菜就以水产海鲜为主，靠山的地方就以家禽野味为主。
méicuò ，Chuāncài yǐjīng hěn pǔjí le ，xiànzài quánguó rénmín dōu néng chī diǎnr là le 。hěn duō jiāxiāng cài dōu shì yòng dāngdì tèyǒu de shícái zuò de ，yánhǎi de dìfang jiāxiāng cài jiù yǐ shuǐchǎn hǎixiān wéizhǔ ，kào shān de dìfang jiù yǐ jiāqín yěwèi wéizhǔ 。
Yes, Sichuanese food is already very common. Now people everywhere in China can eat a little bit of spice. Many local dishes use ingredients particular to the area. Places near the coast use seafood as their main ingredients, while places near the hills use poultry and game as their main ingredients.
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我刚刚从有机超市买了周末晚餐派对的食材，我上个礼拜就邀请你了，别忘了！
wǒ gānggāng cóng yǒujī chāoshì mǎi le zhōumò wǎncān pàiduì de shícái ，wǒ shàng gè lǐbài jiù yāoqǐng nǐ le ，bié wàng le ！
I just came from the organic supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dinner party at the weekend. I invited you last week, don't forget!
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哈，这个应该是李妈妈的问题，不是食材的问题。
hā ，zhè ge yīnggāi shì Lǐmāma de wèntí ，bùshì shícái de wèntí 。
Ha, that's your mum's problem, not a problem with the ingredients.
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如果我想煮饭，超市就会把新鲜的食材送到我家，他们送的东西包括蔬菜、肉类、海鲜，只要你能想到的应有尽有。
rúguǒ wǒ xiǎng zhǔfàn ，chāoshì jiù huì bǎ xīnxiān de shícái sòng dào wǒ jiā ，tāmen sòng de dōngxi bāokuò shūcài 、ròulèi 、hǎixiān ，zhǐyào nǐ néng xiǎngdào de yīngyǒujìnyǒu 。
If I want to cook, the delivery people will deliver fresh groceries to my house. What they deliver includes vegetables, meat, seafood and anything you can think of.
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