膳食 (shàn shí) — meals; diet; food (formal, esp. in nutrition or health contexts)
Definition
A formal word for 'meals' or 'diet', used mainly in nutrition, medical, or institutional contexts. Compared with 食物 and 食品 (general 'food'/'food products'), it emphasizes the meals a person actually eats, not individual items.
noun
mealsdietfood (formal, esp. in nutrition or health contexts)
Examples
- 膳食。Yī shēng jiàn yì tā tiáo zhěng shàn shí jié gòu.The doctor advised him to adjust his dietary structure.
- 膳食。Xué xiào shí táng tí gōng yíng yǎng shàn shí.The school cafeteria provides nutritious meals.
- 膳食。Hé lǐ de shàn shí néng zēng qiáng miǎn yì lì.A reasonable diet can boost immunity.
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