---
title: "Lingshi Meaning: 零食 (snack) or 领事 (consul)?"
description: "零食 (língshí) means “snack; snacks”. Not the lingshi you heard? See 领事. Hear its tones, see what 零 and 食 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 零食 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

零食 língshí

## snack; snacks

## Its characters

1. 零 líng zero
2. 食 shí to eat

## In a sentence

孩子不要吃太多零食。 Children shouldn't eat too many snacks.

[More about 零食](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9B%B6%E9%A3%9F)

## Other words said lingshi

- [领事lǐngshìconsul](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A2%86%E4%BA%8B)

## More words with 零 or 食

- [粮食 liángshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangshi)
- [零件 língjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingjian)
- [零售 língshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshou)
- [零下 língxià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingxia)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [膳食 shànshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanshi)
- [食堂 shítáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shitang)
- [食物 shíwù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shiwu)
- [饮食 yǐnshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinshi)

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