How to Say ‘Foods you don't eat’ in Traditional Chinese
不吃的東西
bù chī de dōng xī
[boo chir de dōngxi]
💬 Usage Tip: Anything placed before 的 describes the noun after it, so 不吃 "don't eat" + 的 + 東西 "things" gives "things you don't eat". Try 想吃的東西 "things you want to eat".
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negative word meaning 'not'; it changes meaning depending on what follows.
不是這個，是那個。
Not this one, it’s that one.
吃
chī
[chir]
eat
A basic verb used for eating food.
我今天不想吃海鮮。
I don't want to eat seafood today.
的
de
[de]
(nominalizing particle)
At the end of 是…的, it turns a description into a noun-like phrase: 'a red one'.
這本書是新的。
This book is new.
東西
dōng xī
[dōngxi]
thing; stuff
General word for objects or things, including food.
我想買東西。
I want to buy some things.
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