零食

• 拼音: líng shí
• 汉字拆解: 零 = 雨 (rain) + 令 (command, phonetic) — scattered like raindrops; 食 = pictograph of a food vessel with lid

含义

Snacks; between-meal food. Small food items eaten outside of regular mealtimes.

Covers all kinds of snacks eaten between meals — chips, candy, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits, etc. In Chinese culture, 零食 is distinguished from 正餐 (regular meals). The term is neutral but parents and health-conscious speakers may use it with a slightly disapproving tone when warning against excessive snacking.

例句

1. 孩子们都喜欢吃零食，不爱吃正餐。
2. 超市里的零食种类非常多。
3. 医生建议她少吃零食，多吃水果。

用法指南

语境: food, everyday, health

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你要带点零食去看电影吗？(Do you want to bring some snacks to the movie?)
• 她的抽屉里全是零食。(Her drawer is full of snacks.)

错误说法

• 我们去吃零食吧 — if suggesting a meal or outing, say 去吃点东西 instead; 零食 implies snacking, not a proper meal

起源与历史

零 means 'fragmentary' or 'odd bits' and 食 means 'food.' Together they describe food eaten in small, scattered amounts outside of meals.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal