Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

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。

很多人为了健康会吃素,不吃肉。

Meanings

vegetarian; without meat

我今天想吃素。

plain; simple; unadorned

她喜欢穿素色的衣服。

usually; ordinarily; always

他们素不相识。

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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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