营养 (yíngyǎng) — nutrition; nourishment

营养 (yíngyǎng)

营养 refers to the substances in food that sustain life and promote growth and health. As a noun it means nutrition or nourishment; as an adjective it means nutritious or nutritional.

Meanings

1. [noun] nutrition; nourishment; nutrients
2. [adjective] nutritious; nutritional

Example Sentences

均衡饮食是保证身体获得充足营养的最基本方法。 Jūnhéng yǐnshí shì bǎozhèng shēntǐ huòdé chōngzú yíngyǎng de zuì jīběn fāngfǎ. A balanced diet is the most fundamental way to ensure the body receives adequate nutrition.

这款婴儿奶粉宣称含有多种对大脑发育有益的营养成分。 Zhè kuǎn yīng'ér nǎifěn xuānchēng hányǒu duō zhǒng duì dànǎo fāyù yǒuyì de yíngyǎng chénfèn. This infant formula claims to contain a variety of nutritional components beneficial to brain development.

儿童时期的营养不良会对身体和智力发育造成长期的不良影响。 Értóng shíqī de yíngyǎng bùliáng huì duì shēntǐ hé zhìlì fāyù zàochéng cháng qī de bùliáng yǐngxiǎng. Malnutrition during childhood causes long-term adverse effects on physical and intellectual development.

营养学家建议每天摄入足够的蔬菜水果，以补充维生素和矿物质。 Yíngyǎng xuéjiā jiànyì měitiān shèrù zúgòu de shūcài shuǐguǒ, yǐ bǔchōng wéishēngsù hé kuàngwùzhì. Nutritionists recommend eating enough vegetables and fruit every day to supplement vitamins and minerals.

这家连锁快餐店开始在菜单上标注每道食品的营养信息，帮助消费者做出健康选择。 Zhè jiā liánsuǒ kuàicān diàn kāishǐ zài càidān shàng biāozhù měi dào shípǐn de yíngyǎng xìnxī, bāngzhù xiāofèizhě zuòchū jiànkāng xuǎnzé. This chain fast-food restaurant has started listing nutritional information for each food item on its menu to help consumers make healthier choices.

长期以外卖为主的饮食方式容易导致营养摄入不均衡。 Cháng qī yǐ wàimài wéi zhǔ de yǐnshí fāngshì róngyì dǎozhì yíngyǎng shèrù bù jūnhéng. A diet based primarily on takeaways over the long term easily leads to imbalanced nutritional intake.

Collocations

Usage Notes

营养 is used both as a noun (营养很丰富 -- very nutritious/rich in nutrition) and as an adjective preceding nouns (营养食品 -- nutritious food, 营养成分 -- nutritional components). The adjectival sense is always attributive; predicatively, 营养丰富 (rich in nutrition) or 很有营养 (very nutritious) are more natural.

营养不良 (malnutrition) is an important compound in health and development discussions. At B2 level, 营养 frequently appears in reading passages about food safety, public health, and lifestyle.

Memory Hook

营 (manage/nourish/camp -- originally about managing provisions for an army camp) + 养 (nourish/raise/cultivate) -- managing the nourishment that sustains the body.