How to Say ‘I don't eat meat’ in Simplified Chinese
我不吃肉
wǒ bù chī ròu
[wo bù chir ròu]
💬 Usage Tip: 不 (bù) goes right before the verb to make it negative: 我不吃辣 "I don't eat spicy food".
Phrase Breakdown
我不
wǒ bù
I don't
我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 不 (bù) means 'not'. 不 stays fourth tone here because the next syllable, 吃, is first tone.
我不喝酒。
I don't drink alcohol.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
吃肉
chī ròu
eat meat
吃 (chī) means 'eat' and 肉 (ròu) means 'meat'. The 'r' in ròu is soft, close to the 's' sound in 'pleasure'.
他喜欢吃肉。
He likes to eat meat.
Words in this phrase
吃
chī
[chir]
to eat
A common verb meaning 'to eat.' It is widely used when discussing foods someone can or cannot have.
孩子不能吃辣的菜。
Children cannot eat spicy dishes.
肉
ròu
[ròu]
meat
Meat in general; in China it often refers to pork by default.
这个菜有肉吗？
Does this dish have meat?
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