零食

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 孩子们都很喜欢吃零食。▶ —
   Children all love eating snacks.
2. 看电影时她买了很多零食。▶ —
   She bought lots of snacks for the movie.

Collocations

Mnemonic

零 líng "bits/odd" + 食 shí "food": food eaten in bits between meals, i.e. snacks, munchies. 吃零食 = to snack. Opposite of 正餐 (a proper meal). Similar to 小吃, 点心.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 零食 mean?

   • snacks eaten between meals
   • a proper meal
   • a restaurant menu
   • ingredients