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title: "Chinese Food Words: 31 Food Words With Pinyin and Audio"
description: "31 food words in Chinese, like 米饭 (mǐfàn, cooked rice) and 面条 (miàntiáo, noodles), each with pinyin, meaning and sound. Keep them in one press or print them as flashcards."
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[Chinese vocabulary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary) · 31 words

# Chinese Food Words

The food words to learn first, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.

[Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E9%A5%AD%20%E7%B1%B3%E9%A5%AD%20%E9%9D%A2%E6%9D%A1%20%E9%A5%BA%E5%AD%90%20%E5%8C%85%E5%AD%90%20%E9%A6%92%E5%A4%B4%20%E9%9D%A2%E5%8C%85%20%E9%A5%BC%20%E9%B8%A1%E8%9B%8B%20%E8%82%89%20%E9%B1%BC%20%E8%99%BE%20%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90%20%E6%B1%A4%20%E8%8F%9C%20%E7%81%AB%E9%94%85%20%E7%83%A7%E7%83%A4%20%E7%B2%A5%20%E5%B0%8F%E5%90%83%20%E7%82%B9%E5%BF%83%20%E8%9B%8B%E7%B3%95%20%E9%A5%BC%E5%B9%B2%20%E5%B7%A7%E5%85%8B%E5%8A%9B%20%E7%B3%96%20%E7%9B%90%20%E6%B2%B9%20%E9%86%8B%20%E9%85%B1%E6%B2%B9%20%E6%97%A9%E9%A5%AD%20%E5%8D%88%E9%A5%AD%20%E6%99%9A%E9%A5%AD)

- [饭fànfood](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%AD)
- [米饭mǐfàncooked rice](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B1%B3%E9%A5%AD)
- [面条miàntiáonoodles](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A2%E6%9D%A1)
- [饺子jiǎozidumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%BA%E5%AD%90)
- [包子bāozisteamed bun (with filling)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%85%E5%AD%90)
- [馒头mántousteamed bun](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A6%92%E5%A4%B4)
- [面包miànbāobread](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9D%A2%E5%8C%85)
- [饼bǐngflatbread](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%BC)
- [鸡蛋jīdànegg](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B8%A1%E8%9B%8B)
- [肉ròumeat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%82%89)
- [鱼yúfish](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%B1%BC)
- [虾xiāshrimp](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%99%BE)
- [豆腐dòufutofu](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90)
- [汤tāngsoup](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%A4)
- [菜càidish; course (food)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8F%9C)
- [火锅huǒguōhot pot](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%81%AB%E9%94%85)
- [烧烤shāokǎobarbecue](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%83%A7%E7%83%A4)
- [粥zhōucongee](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B2%A5)
- [小吃xiǎochīsnack](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%8F%E5%90%83)
- [点心diǎnxinsnack](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E5%BF%83)
- [蛋糕dàngāocake](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%9B%8B%E7%B3%95)
- [饼干bǐnggāncookie](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%BC%E5%B9%B2)
- [巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B7%A7%E5%85%8B%E5%8A%9B)
- [糖tángsugar](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B3%96)
- [盐yánsalt](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%90)
- [油yóuoil](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B2%B9)
- [醋cùvinegar](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%86%8B)
- [酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%B1%E6%B2%B9)
- [早饭zǎofànbreakfast](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A9%E9%A5%AD)
- [午饭wǔfànlunch](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8D%88%E9%A5%AD)
- [晚饭wǎnfàndinner](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%99%9A%E9%A5%AD)

## How do you say food in Chinese?

饭 (fàn). The most common food words are 米饭 (mǐfàn, cooked rice), 面条 (miàntiáo, noodles), 饺子 (jiǎozi, dumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)).

## What’s the best way to learn Chinese words by topic?

Hear each word and say it back, then keep the list and let Review bring the words back until they stick. They stick for good once you meet them in real stories and shows, which is what our free Library and extension are for.

## More free tools

- [Quiz yourself on these](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-quiz/food)
- [Find them in a word search](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-word-search/food)
- [Play them as bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/food)
- [Family members in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-family-members)
- [Chinese numbers](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-numbers)
- [Chinese idioms by theme](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms)
- [Every HSK word](https://mandarinthewild.com/words)

Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary. Open a word for its characters and real sentences.