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我吃素。

I am vegetarian.
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Practice path

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Scene

When to use it

Telling restaurant staff or friends that you eat vegetarian food.

Risk

safe

Dietary needs vary. If you avoid eggs, dairy, seafood, or animal broth, say that separately.

Literal

I eat vegetarian.

吃素 is compact and common. It is easier and more natural for beginners than trying to translate vegetarian as a noun first.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 Sorry, I am vegetarian.
02 I am vegetarian. Do you have vegetarian dishes?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Do you eat beef?
B I am vegetarian.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 I am vegetarian.
02 I do not eat meat.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我吃素。 mean?

Answer: I am vegetarian.

吃素 is the natural phrase for eating vegetarian food.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 吃素。

Answer: chī sù

吃 is first tone; 素 is fourth tone.

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03 · Which line states a vegetarian diet?

Answer: 我吃素。

我吃素 is a compact diet statement, useful before ordering.

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