shí
yòng

HSK 7-9
common
technical

Meaning of 食用

食用 means to use as food; to be edible. Pronounced shí yòng. HSK 7-9.

  • to use as food; to be edible

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
gu
shí
yòng
ma
 

Is this type of mushroom edible?

Huā
shēng
yóu
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
shí
yòng
yóu
 

Peanut oil is a common cooking oil.

duō
shēng
zhí
néng
shí
yòng
 

Many wild plants are not edible.

Píng
zi
shang
xiě
zhe
 '
fēi
shí
yòng
 '
 
qiān
wàn
bié
 

The bottle says 'not for food use,' so definitely don't drink it.