appetite; food intake capacity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
appetite; capacity for food; amount of food one can eat
Refers to the amount of food a person typically consumes in a meal or daily.
Tā他
de的
shí食
liàng量
hěn很
dà大
，
yī一
dùn顿
néng能
chī吃
sān三
wǎn碗
fàn饭
。
He has a big appetite and can eat three bowls of rice in one meal.
Zhè这
jǐ几
tiān天
wèi胃
kǒu口
bù不
hǎo好
，
shí食
liàng量
yě也
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
。
My appetite has been poor these past few days, so my food intake has decreased.
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Zhè这
gè个
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
shí食
liàng量
jīng惊
rén人
，
měi每
tiān天
yào要
chī吃
wǔ五
dùn顿
fàn饭
。
This athlete has an astonishing appetite and needs to eat five meals a day.