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食欲

shí yù

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 食慾

食欲 (shí yù) means "appetite". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 食欲 means

1. appetite

The characters in 食欲

• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed
• 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion

Example sentences

• 我今天的食欲很好。
  Wǒ jīntiān de shíyù hěn hǎo.
  I have a good appetite today.
• 想要减肥就必须控制食欲。
  Xiǎngyào jiǎnféi jiù bìxū kòngzhì shíyù.
  If you want to lose weight, then you need to control your appetite.
• 看见新鲜龙虾，我有了食欲。
  Kànjiàn xīnxiān lóngxiā, wǒ yǒule shíyù.
  Seeing the fresh lobster made me hungry.
• 滑完雪后，我发现我食欲大增。
  After skiing, I find that I have a voracious appetite.
• 散散步将会给你很好的食欲吃早餐。
  Sànsànbù jiānghuì gěi nǐ hěn hǎo de shíyù chī zǎocān.
  A little walk will give you a good appetite for breakfast.

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