食品

食品 shípǐn

Food (provisions - foodstuff - groceries)

食品 in a sentence shipin

What 食品 means

  1. Food (provisions - foodstuff - groceries)

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Character by character

食品 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

食
shí
Food (animal feed - eat)
品
pǐn
Goods (product - conduct)

How to write 食品

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食品 in a sentence

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Sounds the same as 食品

These are also written shipin without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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Questions about 食品

What does 食品 mean in English?

食品 is pronounced shípǐn and means Food (provisions - foodstuff - groceries).

How do you pronounce 食品?

食品 is shípǐn in pinyin — written shipin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 食品?

食品 is written with 2 characters: 食 (shí) Food (animal feed - eat), 品 (pǐn) Goods (product - conduct). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

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