Chinese vocabulary — Food topic
277 words · HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
A roundup of 277 Chinese vocabulary words for the Food topic across HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, grouped by meaning and with pinyin and English meanings. Learning Food vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more Chinese vocabulary by topic and the HSK 1-9 pathway.
Food vocabulary HSK 1(26 words)Free
HSK 1 pathwaysteamed bun
lunch
to eat
to eat a meal
to drink
milk
delicious; tasty
dry
breakfast
dinner
cup, glass
cup, glass
water
fruit
thirsty
milk, cow's milk
cooked rice
meat
tea
vegetable
bread
noodles
cooked rice
restaurant
hungry
egg (chicken egg)
Food vocabulary HSK 2(30 words)
HSK 2 pathwaylunch; midday meal
way of doing; method
lunch
taste; flavor
takeout; food delivery
guest; customer
to drink a toast; bottoms up
fast food
jin (Chinese unit of weight, 1 jin = 500 grams)
instant noodles
breakfast
dinner; supper
oil (cooking oil, engine oil, etc.)
ripe; cooked (of food, fruit)
bottle
bowl
chopsticks
rice
menu
egg
Food vocabulary HSK 3(22 words)
HSK 3 pathwaycola (carbonated soft drink)
coffee
beer
milk tea; bubble tea
fruit juice
soup; broth
distinctive feature; characteristic
pig
sweet
Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage
sugar
black tea (fully fermented tea, dark red when brewed)
red wine
green tea
sheep; goat
delicious food; fine cuisine
apple
nutrition; nourishment
(measure word for occurrences of an action) time
food; foodstuff; food product
Food vocabulary HSK 4(30 words)
HSK 4 pathwayice
raw material
flavor, taste
salty
chocolate
fresh, new
soda, soft drink
seafood
to digest
bland, weak (in flavor)
to burn
tooth, teeth
corn, maize
melon, gourd
salt
plate, tray
mineral water
purified water
belly, stomach
fat
Food vocabulary HSK 5(24 words)
HSK 5 pathwayfork
potato
sushi
taste
to pack, to take away
peach
pear
ham
roast duck
baijiu (Chinese spirit)
crispy
grape
wine
vegetables, greens
soy products, bean products
part, position (of body, vegetables, etc.)
drink, beverage
diet
cake, pastry
biscuit, cookie
Food vocabulary HSK 6(22 words)
HSK 6 pathwaydairy product
rice (uncooked)
milk powder
fruit jam
to soak, to steep, to brew
to stir-fry, to roast
to stir-fry (food) in a pan
to deep-fry
to boil
to explode, to burst
tomato
porridge, congee
vitamin
peanut, groundnut
eggplant
potato chips
drinks, beverages
sauce, paste
soy sauce
vinegar
Food vocabulary HSK 7(123 words)
HSK 7 pathwayspotlessly clean, with nothing left
to suffer from internal heat; to get mouth ulcers, pimples (from spicy/hot food or weather)
size, build, stature (of a person or thing)
meals, food provisions, board (usually refers to food provided within a collective such as a school, army, or factory)
crops, farm produce
everyday meal; a simple, plain meal
to keep fresh
agricultural crop (general term for plants grown to harvest agricultural products such as wheat, corn, soybeans, etc.)
ice pop (a popsicle made from frozen water, often fruit-flavored)
to peel (skin, shell)
pumpkin
food marinated and cooked in a specially seasoned sauce (usually soy sauce, sugar, and various spices); braised dish with a sweet-salty flavor
egg (of an animal)
authentic and original, keeping the original flavor; unmixed and unaltered
fermentation
to spoil; to go bad; (figurative) to deteriorate; to degenerate
flavor; taste
tasty, delicious, palatable
unable to eat (due to scarcity, busyness, or lack of opportunity)
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
Learn Chinese vocabulary — Food topic
The Food topic set gathers 277 common Chinese words across HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Food context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.
Every word has clear pinyin and English meanings. Read each word aloud, build example sentences, then review with flashcards so your Food vocabulary enters long-term memory. Once you're comfortable with this topic, browse more Chinese vocabulary topics to expand your vocabulary alongside the HSK pathway.