chī sù
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  • v.avoid eating meat and fish; be vegetarian

    • tā gǎi chī sù le

      吃素

      She've gone over to eating vegetarian food.

    • tā shì chī sù de

      吃素

      She is a vegetarian.

    • tā lǎo bǎ zì jǐ chī sù guà zài zuǐ biān

      自己吃素嘴边

      She's always spouting off about being a vegetarian.

    • chī sù rì

      吃素

      meatless day

Word usage

  • "吃" and "素" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 去年开始

      He has been vegetarian since last year.

    • She had been a vegetarian for two years.

    • 偶尔身体好处

      It's good for your health to eat vegetarian food once in a while.