Food Vocabulary In Mandarin Chinese
Written byZoe Mei
In this lesson, you'll learn different food vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese.
Eating in Chinese
| English | Chinese Characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| apple | 苹 果 | Píng guǒ |
| pear | 梨 | Lí |
| banana | 香 蕉 | Xiāng jiāo |
| pineapple | 菠 萝 | Bōluó |
| lemon | 柠 檬 | Níng méng |
| coconut | 椰 子 | Yézi |
| grapes | 葡 萄 | Pútáo |
| mango | 芒 果 | Máng guǒ |
| papaya | 木 瓜 | Mùguā |
| orange | 橙 | Chéng |
| grapefruit | 柚 子 | Yòuzi |
| lime | 石 灰 | Shí huī |
| strawberry | 草 莓 | Cǎo méi |
| cherry | 樱 桃 | Yīng táo |
| raspberry | 覆 盆 子 | Fù pénzi |
| walnut | 核 桃 | Hétáo |
| artichoke | 朝 鲜 蓟 | Cháoxiǎn jì |
| cauliflower | 菜 花 | Càihuā |
| asparagus | 芦 笋 | Lúsǔn |
| celery | 芹 菜 | Qín cài |
| avocado | 鳄 梨 | È lí |
| chard | 甜 菜 | Tián cài |
| broccoli | 西 兰 花 | Xī lánhuā |
| corn | 玉 米 | Yùmǐ |
| beans | 豆 类 | Dòu lèi |
| cucumber | 黄 瓜 | Huáng guā |
| beet | 甜 菜 | Tián cài |
| eggplant | 茄 子 | Qié zi |
| bell pepper | 柿 子 椒 | Shìzi jiāo |
| garbanzo | 鹰 嘴 豆 | Yīng zuǐ dòu |
| cabbage | 卷 心 菜 | Juǎnxīncài |
| garlic | 大 蒜 | Dàsuàn |
| carrot | 胡 萝 卜 | Húluóbo |
| lettuce | 生 菜 | Shēng cài |
| mushroom | 蘑 菇 | Mógu |
| olive | 榄 | Lǎn |
| onion | 洋 葱 | Yáng cōng |
| radish | 萝 卜 | Luóbo |
| pickle | 泡 菜 | Pàocài |
| spinach | 菠 菜 | Bōcài |
| potato | 马 铃 薯 | Mǎlíng shǔ |
| sweet potato | 甘 薯 | Gān shǔ |
| pumpkin | 南 瓜 | Nán guā |
| tomato | 番 茄 | Fān qié |
| fish | 鱼 | Yú |
| shrimps | 虾 | Xiā |
| seafood | 海 鲜 | Hǎixiān |
| oysters | 牡 蛎 | Mǔlì |
| crab | 蟹 | Xiè |
| lobster | 龙 虾 | Lóng xiā |
| prawns | 大 虾 | Dà xiā |
| mussels | 贻 贝 | Yí bèi |
| trout | 鳟 鱼 | Zùn yú |
| salmon | 三 文 鱼 | Sānwèn yú |
| cod | 鳕 鱼 | Xuě yú |
| herring | 鲱 鱼 | Fēi yú |
| drink | 喝 | Hē |
| apple juice | 苹 果 汁 | Píngguǒ zhī |
| coffee | 咖 啡 | Kāfēi |
| cider | 苹 果 酒 | Píngguǒ jiǔ |
| tea | 茶 | Chá |
| juice | 果 汁 | Guǒzhī |
| milk | 牛 奶 | Niúnǎi |
| lemonade | 柠 檬 水 | Níngméng shuǐ |
| hot chocolate | 热 巧 克 力 | Rè qiǎokèlì |
| white wine | 白 葡 萄 酒 | Bái pútáojiǔ |
| orange juice | 橙 汁 | Chéng zhī |
| red wine | 红 葡 萄 酒 | Hóng pútáojiǔ |
| water | 水 | Shuǐ |
| rosé wine | 桃 红 葡 萄 酒 | Táohóng pútáojiǔ |
| mineral water | 矿 泉 水 | Kuàngquán shuǐ |
| dry wine | 干 葡 萄 酒 | Gàn pútáojiǔ |
| beer | 啤 酒 | Píjiǔ |
| sweet wine | 甜 葡 萄 酒 | Tián pútáojiǔ |
| hot dog | 热 狗 | Règǒu |
| ice cream | 冰 淇 淋 | Bīngqílín |
| pizza | 比 萨 | Bǐ sà |
| pancake | 饼 子 | Bǐng zi |
| fries | 薯 条 | Shǔ tiáo |
| croissant | 新 月 形 面 包 | Xīn yuè xíng miànbāo |
| omelette | 煎 蛋 | Jiān dàn |
| yogurt | 酸 奶 | Suānnǎi |
| chocolate mousse | 巧 克 力 慕 斯 | Qiǎokèlì mù sī |
| soup | 汤 | Tāng |
| salt | 盐 | Yán |
| pepper | 胡 椒 | Hú jiāo |
| vinegar | 醋 | Cù |
| mustard | 芥 末 | Jiè mò |
| sauce | 酱 | Jiàng |
Examples:
I hate chicken soup.
我 讨 厌 鸡 汤
Wǒ tǎoyàn jī tāng
My friends and I ate ice cream.
我 的 朋 友 和 我 吃 冰 淇 淋
Wǒ de péngyǒu hé wǒ chī bīngqílín
John likes red wine.
约 翰 喜 欢 红 酒
Yuēhàn xǐhuan hóngjiǔ
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