美食 měishí culinary delicacy
culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
How to remember 美食: 美 beautiful + 食 food = culinary delicacy.
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How it is used
- Countable noun for a delicious dish or cuisine, popularized by food media and travel content.
- 这家店的美食很有名 (zhè jiā diàn de měishí hěn yǒumíng) - this restaurant's food is famous.
- 美食节 (měishí jié, food festival) and 美食博主 (měishí bózhǔ, food blogger) are common compounds.
- Fancier and more media-savvy than plain 好吃的东西 (delicious stuff); doesn't cover everyday home cooking as naturally as 菜 or 饭菜 does.
Example sentences
- 烤鸭是知名的北京美食。 Kǎoyā shì zhīmíng de Běijīng měishí.Roast duck is a famous dish in Beijing.