肉食 (ròu shí) — meat, meat products (as food); carnivore, meat-eater (animal or person)
Definition
Literally 'meat-food', covering both the food itself (meat as something you eat) and an animal/person that eats meat. For the diet, contrast with 素食 (vegetarian).
noun
meatmeat products (as food)carnivoremeat-eater (animal or person)
Examples
- 肉食，。ròu shí Zuò wéi shí wù, shì hěn duō rén yǐn shí zhōng de zhǔ yào bù fen.As a food, meat is a major part of many people's diet.
- 肉食。Lǎo hǔ hé shī zi dōu shì ròu shí dòng wù.Tigers and lions are both carnivorous animals.
- 肉食。ròu shí Zhě xū yào zhù yì yíng yǎng píng héng.Meat-eaters need to pay attention to balanced nutrition.
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