Definition
饮食 (yǐnshí) is a broad noun covering both food and drink together — your overall diet or eating habits. It's more general than 食物 (shíwù, just 'food') or 饮料 (yǐnliào, just 'beverages'), and less formal than 膳食 (shànshí, used in nutrition/health contexts). 餐饮 (cānyǐn) refers to the catering industry or restaurant meals, not personal diet.
noun
dietfood and drink
Examples
- 饮食。Tā de yǐn shí hěn jiànkāng.His diet is very healthy.
- 饮食。Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ zhùyì yǐn shí.I recently started paying attention to my diet.
- 饮食。Bùtóng de wénhuà yǒu bùtóng de yǐn shí.Different cultures have different food and drink.
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