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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 膳食

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
膳食 shàn shí - meals; food

List Ranking for: 膳食

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 26,720 14,239 12,962

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
膳 shàn- meals
膳 shàn- variant of 膳[shan4]
食 shí- to eat
- food
- animal feed
- eclipse
食 sì- to feed (a person or animal)

Other Words Containing 膳食

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
膳食 - 7 26,720 14,239 12,962