Definition
素食 (sù shí) refers to vegetarian food or the practice of being vegetarian. It differs from 蔬菜 (shū cài), which means 'vegetables' as a food category, not a diet. 素 (sù) alone as a noun also means 'vegetarian food' but is more concise and often used in compound words (e.g., 素菜 'vegetable dish').
vegetarian foodto be a vegetarianto eat a vegetarian diet
Examples
- 素食。Zhè jiā chāoshì yǒu xīnxiān de sù shí mài.This supermarket sells fresh vegetarian food.
- 素食。Yuè lái yuè duō de rén xuǎnzé sù shí shēnghuó fāngshì.More and more people choose a vegetarian lifestyle.
- 素食。Zhè jiā cāntīng de sù shí wèidào hěn hǎo.The vegetarian food at this restaurant tastes great.
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