Usage note
小吃表示分量较小的食物。
xiǎo chī biǎo shì fèn liàng jiào xiǎo de shí wù。
小吃 means a small snack or light food.
Context note
小吃常用于街边、餐馆和零食。
xiǎo chī cháng yòng yú jiē biān 、 cān guǎn hé líng shí。
Snacks often appear in street food, restaurants, and light bites.
5 examples
我买了一个小吃。
wǒ mǎi le yí gè xiǎo chī。
I bought a snack.
这里的小吃很好吃。
zhè lǐ de xiǎo chī hěn hǎo chī。
The snacks here are delicious.
她喜欢吃小吃。
tā xǐ huan chī xiǎo chī。
She likes snacks.
我们去吃小吃吧。
wǒ men qù chī xiǎo chī ba。
Let's go eat snacks.
这家店有很多小吃。
zhè jiā diàn yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chī。
This shop has many snacks.
5 mini stories
放学后，我们去买小吃。
fàng xué hòu， wǒ men qù mǎi xiǎo chī。
After school, we went to buy snacks.
夜市里有很多小吃。
yè shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiǎo chī。
There are many snacks at the night market.
他边看书边吃小吃。
tā biān kàn shū biān chī xiǎo chī。
He ate snacks while reading.
妈妈给我准备了小吃。
mā ma gěi wǒ zhǔn bèi le xiǎo chī。
Mom prepared snacks for me.
小吃很适合下午吃。
xiǎo chī hěn shì hé xià wǔ chī。
Snacks are good for the afternoon.
Mini dialogue
买小吃
A
你想吃什么小吃？
Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme xiǎochī?
What snack do you want to eat?
B
我想吃甜甜的小吃。
Wǒ xiǎng chī tián tián de xiǎochī.
I want to eat a sweet snack.
分享小吃
A
我带了一些小吃。
Wǒ dài le yīxiē xiǎochī.
I brought some snacks.
B
谢谢你，这个小吃真好吃。
Xièxiè nǐ, zhège xiǎochī zhēn hǎochī.
Thank you, this snack is really tasty.
Related words and contrasts
similar
零食
língshí
snack (between meals)
Both mean snack, 小吃 often refers to street food or light meals.
related
点心
diǎnxin
dim sum / pastry
点心 is a type of light snack, often sweet or steamed.