膳食 shànshí meals
meals; food
How to remember 膳食: 膳 meals + 食 food = meals.
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How it is used
- Meals / dietary provision - 膳食均衡 (shànshí jūnhéng) a balanced diet, 膳食纤维 (shànshí xiānwéi) dietary fiber.
- A formal term for the food/diet one is provided, used in nutrition, catering, and institutional contexts (schools, hospitals).
- More formal than 饭菜 (fàncài, everyday food/dishes).