Every food and drink word on the HSK lists with its pinyin and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Chinese.
Food and drink words in Chinese: meals, dishes, ingredients, drinks, the verbs for eating and drinking, and the words you use in a restaurant. All from the HSK vocabulary lists with readings and meanings.
In Lock&Learn Chinese these words sit in their level packs (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 5), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. HSK 1 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
Type to filter by hanzi, pinyin or meaning. Flashcards hides the meaning until you tap a row; Shuffle deals the list in a new order.
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 菜 | cài | dish or vegetable | HSK 1 | 我喜欢吃中国菜。Wǒ xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.I like to eat Chinese food. |
| 茶 | chá | tea | HSK 1 | 我想喝一杯茶。Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi chá.I would like to drink a cup of tea. |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | HSK 1 | 我们去饭馆吃米饭。Wǒmen qù fànguǎn chī mǐfàn.Let's go to the restaurant to eat rice. |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | HSK 1 | 我想去这家饭馆。Wǒ xiǎng qù zhè jiā fànguǎn.I want to go to this restaurant. |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | HSK 1 | 我想喝水。Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.I would like to drink some water. |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice | HSK 1 | 我喜欢吃米饭。Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn.I like eating cooked rice. |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | HSK 1 | 我今天想吃一个苹果。Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng chī yí gè píngguǒ.I want to eat an apple today. |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | HSK 1 | 我喝了一杯水。Wǒ hē le yī bēi shuǐ.I drank a cup of water. |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | HSK 1 | 我喜欢吃水果。Wǒ xǐhuān chī shuǐguǒ.I like to eat fruit. |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter or attendant | HSK 2 | |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | delicious or tasty | HSK 2 | |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg | HSK 2 | |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee | HSK 2 | |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow milk | HSK 2 | |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon | HSK 2 | |
| 羊肉 | yángròu | mutton | HSK 2 | |
| 烤鸭 | kǎoyā | roast duck | HSK 5 |
Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 17 words below are every food and drink word on the HSK vocabulary lists, each with its reading and English meaning, beginner words first.
9 from HSK 1, 7 from HSK 2, 1 from HSK 5. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, pinyin and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. Enable the level packs these words come from (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 5). A word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.