食 用

shíyòng

“To eat” in Chinese is 食用 (shíyòng).

Meaning

to eat; to consume
edible

Example

这些鱼肉可以食用。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shíHSK 29 strokesto eat yòngHSK 15 strokesto use; to make use of; to employ

More HSK 7-9 words

招揽zhāolǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)HSK 7-9 木板mùbǎnslabHSK 7-9 就近jiùjìnnearbyHSK 7-9 爪子zhuǎzi(animal's) clawHSK 7-9 无能wúnéngincompetenceHSK 7-9 拳头quántóufistHSK 7-9 穿着chuānzhuóattire; clothes; dressHSK 7-9 匹配pǐpèito mate or marryHSK 7-9 亏损kuīsǔndeficitHSK 7-9 巧合qiǎohécoincidenceHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 试用 (shìyòng, to try sth out) · 适用 (shìyòng, to be applicable) · 实用 (shíyòng, to apply in practice) · 使用 (shǐyòng, to use)