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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 美食
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 美食 | měi shí | - culinary delicacy - fine food - gourmet food |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 7,541 | 4,552 | 1,883 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 美 | měi | - (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]) - (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2]) |
| 美 | měi | - beautiful - very satisfactory; good - to beautify - to be pleased with oneself |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
Other Words Containing 美食
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