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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 食物

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
食物 shí wù - food
- CL:種|种[zhong3]

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
5 2 1,141 2,396 1,323

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)
物 wù- (bound form) thing
- (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

Other Words Containing 食物

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
食物 5 2 1,141 2,396 1,323
食物中毒 - - 13,796 17,727 24,750
食物链 - - 17,818 38,925 26,682