Appetite in Chinese
appetite · HSK 6
食欲
- 食 to eat
- 欲 desire
天太热了，我一点食欲都没有。 It's too hot; I have no appetite at all.
Other ways to say appetite
More words with 食 or 欲
How do you say appetite in Chinese?
Appetite in Chinese is 食欲 (shí yù). You can also say 胃口 (wèi kǒu).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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