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title: "Shanshi Meaning: 膳食 (shànshí) Means “meals”"
description: "膳食 (shànshí) means “meals; diet”. Hear its tones, see what 膳 and 食 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 膳食 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

膳食 shànshí

## meals; diet

## Its characters

1. 膳 shàn meal
2. 食 shí to eat

## In a sentence

学生的膳食要注意营养均衡。 Students' meals should be nutritionally balanced.

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## More words with 膳 or 食

- [粮食 liángshi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangshi)
- [零食 língshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingshi)
- [美食 měishí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meishi)
- [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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