shí pǐn
nourriture; denrée alimentaire
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我喜欢吃中国食品。
wǒ xǐhuān chī zhōngguó shípǐn.
I like to eat Chinese food.
这些食品很新鲜。
zhèxiē shípǐn hěn xīnxiān.
This food is very fresh.
食品安全很重要。
shípǐn ānquán hěn zhòngyào.
Food safety is very important.
非食品 (fēi shí pǐn)
non-food
饮料 (yǐn liào)
beverage
The Chinese word 食品 (shí pǐn) for "food" is composed of two characters: 食 (shí) and 品 (pǐn). The character 食 originally meant "to eat" or "food", and it is often used in words related to food, such as 饮食 (yǐn shí, "food and drink") and 餐饮 (cān yǐn, "dining"). The character 品 originally meant "to distinguish" or "to grade", and it is often used in words related to quality or classification, such as 品质 (pǐn zhì, "quality") and 品种 (pǐn zhòng, "variety"). When combined together, the characters 食 and 品 form the word 食品, which refers to any kind of food or edible substance.
