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零食
língshí
Description
零食是我们在正餐以外吃的小东西，比如薯片、饼干和糖果。
零食 are small things we eat outside of main meals, like chips, cookies, and candy.
看电影或者休息的时候，很多人喜欢吃零食。
Many people like to eat 零食 when watching movies or resting.
Meanings
零食língshí
snack; between-meal food
我买了很多零食带去看电影。
I bought a lot of snacks to take to the movies.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
零 (small, odd bits) + 食 (food), literally "bits of food" eaten outside main meals.
- Nuance
零食 is packaged snack food, while 小吃 usually means local savory street-food dishes.
In videos
“所以我们回家之前可以在这里买点零食，”
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