Usage note
食品表示可以吃的东西。
shí pǐn biǎo shì kě yǐ chī de dōng xī。
Food products means things that can be eaten.
Context note
食品常用于包装、商店和安全。
shí pǐn cháng yòng yú bāo zhuāng 、 shāng diàn hé ān quán。
Food products often appear on packaging, in shops, and in safety contexts.
5 examples
这家店卖食品。
zhè jiā diàn mài shí pǐn。
This shop sells food products.
食品要新鲜。
shí pǐn yào xīn xiān。
Food products should be fresh.
请注意食品安全。
qǐng zhù yì shí pǐn ān quán。
Please pay attention to food safety.
这个食品很好吃。
zhè ge shí pǐn hěn hǎo chī。
This food product is tasty.
他们在检查食品。
tā men zài jiǎn chá shí pǐn。
They are checking the food products.
5 mini stories
超市里有很多食品。
chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō shí pǐn。
There are many food products in the supermarket.
妈妈买了新鲜食品回家。
mā ma mǎi le xīn xiān shí pǐn huí jiā。
Mom bought fresh food products home.
食品包装上写着日期。
shí pǐn bāo zhuāng shàng xiě zhe rì qī。
The food package has the date written on it.
学校食堂很重视食品安全。
xué xiào shí táng hěn zhòng shì shí pǐn ān quán。
The school cafeteria pays much attention to food safety.
这些食品看起来很健康。
zhè xiē shí pǐn kàn qǐ lái hěn jiàn kāng。
These food products look healthy.
Mini dialogue
买食品
A
我们去超市买一些食品吧。
Wǒmen qù chāoshì mǎi yīxiē shípǐn ba.
Let's go to the supermarket to buy some food.
B
好的，我想买健康的食品。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiǎng mǎi jiànkāng de shípǐn.
Okay, I want to buy healthy food.
分享食品
A
这些食品很好吃，谢谢你。
Zhèxiē shípǐn hěn hǎochī, xièxie nǐ.
This food is very tasty, thank you.
B
不客气，我们可以一起分享食品。
Bù kèqì, wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ fēnxiǎng shípǐn.
You're welcome, we can share the food together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
食物
shí wù
food (general term)
食物 is the most common word for food in daily life, while 食品 is often used in formal or packaged food contexts.
related
零食
líng shí
snacks
零食 refers to snacks, a specific type of 食品.
related
饮料
yǐn liào
beverages
饮料 means drinks, often mentioned together with 食品.