yǐn shí
food and drink; diet
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我喜欢吃中国饮食。
wǒ xǐhuān chī zhōngguó yǐnshí.
I like to eat Chinese food.
这个饮食很健康。
zhège yǐnshí hěn jiànkāng.
This food is very healthy.
我不喜欢吃油腻的饮食。
wǒ bù xǐhuān chī yóunì de yǐnshí.
I don't like to eat greasy food.
禁食 (jìnshí)
fasting
饥饿 (jī'è)
hunger
The Chinese word 饮食 (yǐshí) is composed of two characters: 食 (shí) and 飲 (yǐn). The character 食 originally meant "to eat" or "food", and it is composed of the radical 饣 (mǐn), which represents food, and the phonetic component 酉 (yǒu), which is related to the idea of drinking or consuming. The character 飲 originally meant "to drink" or "beverage", and it is composed of the radical 水 (shuǐ), which represents water, and the phonetic component 咅 (yǐn), which is related to the idea of swallowing or consuming. When combined, the characters 食 and 飲 form the compound word 饮食, which refers to food and drink in general, or the act of eating and drinking.
