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伙食

huǒshí

meals; food; board

A smiling person in a canteen line holding a tray of rice and soup
Memory picture

Characters in this word

伙 huǒ

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 火 fire, flame
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

食 shí

Strokes
9
Radical
食 — food
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 食

Example phrases

  • 边防哨所的伙食条件改善后,官兵在严寒环境中的体力恢复明显更快。 Biānfáng shàosuǒ de huǒshí tiáojiàn gǎishàn hòu, guānbīng zài yánhán huánjìng zhōng de tǐlì huīfù míngxiǎn gèng kuài. After the food conditions at the border post improved, the soldiers recovered their strength much faster in the severe cold.
  • 学校食堂的伙食不错,价格也便宜。 Xuéxiào shítáng de huǒshí búcuò, jiàgé yě piányi. The food in the school canteen is good, and the prices are cheap too.
  • 工厂的伙食越来越好,工人们干活也更有劲了。 Gōngchǎng de huǒshí yuè lái yuè hǎo, gōngrénmen gàn huó yě gèng yǒu jìn le. The food at the factory keeps getting better, and the workers have more energy for their work.

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