No. 4,293 in Chinese
小吃
"Small eats" or "snacks."
In a sentence
在夜市可以找到各种小吃，比如煎饼和豆腐脑。
At the night market, one can find various affordable snacks, such as pancakes and tofu pudding.
In this sentence, '小吃' means inexpensive snacks or street foods that are commonly available at night markets or similar venues.
小吃店里提供许多传统的美味，比如包子和汤圆。
The snack shop offers many traditional delicacies, such as buns and glutinous rice balls.
Here, '小吃店' incorporates '小吃' as ‘a shop specializing in snacks,’ emphasizing small-scale eateries offering light meals and snacks.
我们每次旅行时都会品尝当地的特别小吃。
Every time we travel, we taste the unique local snacks.
In this sentence, '小吃' refers to notable local delicacies in the context of traveling and exploring regional cuisines.
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