Definition
零食 (líng shí) refers to packaged or prepared snacks eaten between meals, like chips, candy, or cookies. It differs from 小吃 (xiǎo chī), which are small dishes or street food often eaten as a light meal, and from 点心 (diǎn xin), which are pastries or dim sum. 夜宵 (yè xiāo) is specifically a late-night snack.
noun
snacksbetween-meal nibbles
Easily confused
- 领事lǐng shìsound-alikeconsul
Examples
- 零食。Māma bú ràng wǒ chī tài duō líng shí.Mom doesn't let me eat too many snacks.
- 零食。Wǒmen qù chāoshì mǎi yìxiē líng shí ba.Let's go to the supermarket and buy some snacks.
- ，零食，。Zhōumò hé péngyou yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng, chī líng shí, hěn kāixīn.On weekends, watching movies and eating snacks with friends is very enjoyable.
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