食谱 (shípǔ)

食谱 is a recipe — a written or verbal guide describing the ingredients and steps needed to prepare a particular food or dish. It is widely used in cooking culture and education.

Meanings

noun recipe (instructions for preparing a dish)

Example Sentences

她从网上找到了一个好食谱。 Tā cóng wǎngshàng zhǎodào le yī gè hǎo shípǔ. She found a good recipe online.

这本食谱里有很多传统菜肴。 Zhè běn shípǔ lǐ yǒu hěn duō chuántǒng càiyáo. This cookbook has many traditional dishes.

按照食谱做菜，味道会更好。 Àn zhào shípǔ zuò cài, wèidào huì gèng hǎo. Following a recipe makes the dish taste better.

他把奶奶的食谱保存下来了。 Tā bǎ nǎinai de shípǔ bǎocún xiàlái le. He preserved his grandmother's recipes.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
传统食谱 (chuántǒng shípǔ)	traditional recipe
食谱书 (shípǔ shū)	cookbook
按照食谱 (àn zhào shípǔ)	following the recipe
分享食谱 (fēnxiǎng shípǔ)	share a recipe

Usage Notes

食谱 can refer both to a single recipe and to a cookbook containing many recipes. When it means a full cookbook, it often appears as 食谱书 or just 食谱 in context. Online platforms now commonly use 食谱 to label individual dish instructions.

Memory Hook

食 (shí) means food, and 谱 (pǔ) means score or guide (like a music score). A food score — a recipe — tells you exactly what to do, step by step.