素 sù raw silkwhiteplain, unadornedvegetarian (food)essencenatureelementconstituentusuallyalwaysever Example sentences 这家人都吃素。 zhè jiā rén dōu chīsù. This family is vegetarian 我不是只吃素,我只是不太喜欢吃肉。 wǒ bùshì zhǐ chīsù, wǒ zhǐshì bù tài xǐhuan chī ròu. I'm not a vegetarian, I just don't really like to eat meat