Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
素
sù
Description
“素”这个字有很多意思，可以表示“平常的”，也可以表示不吃肉的食物。
The character "素" has many meanings; it can mean "ordinary" or refer to food without meat.
很多人为了健康会吃素，不吃肉。
Many people eat 素 for health reasons, avoiding meat.
Meanings
素sù
vegetarian; without meat
我今天想吃素。
I want to eat vegetarian today.
素sù
plain; simple; unadorned
她喜欢穿素色的衣服。
She likes to wear plain-colored clothes.
素sù
usually; ordinarily; always
他们素不相识。
They are complete strangers.
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Notes
- Nuance
吃素 means eating a vegetarian diet, contrasting with 吃肉 (eating meat).
- Etymology
素 originally meant undyed white silk, extending to 'plain' and 'basic'.
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