<p>edible as in a food item:  食用</p>
<p>edible as in won't make you sick//desirable to eat: 吃得</p>
<p>edible as in describing a specific edible item:食X example edible mushrooms食菇, etc. This term is correct, but can also be used to describe a diet consisting of that item, like carnivore herbivore insectivore etc. So outside of edible mushrooms and a few other common terms, its more common to use the first term for clarity if needed-- example 食用葉 edible leaves aka &quot;leaves as foodstuffs&quot;.</p>
<p>However even more common are longer phrases like 可以吃的X， not really a word but very common &quot;X you can eat.&quot; aka &quot;X that are edible&quot;.</p>
<p>All that said, for your example scenario, I would say the very last phrase for asking &quot;is this an egg you can eat?&quot; and the second vocab in negative 吃不得 to answer &quot;no, not edible&quot; ((cause it is a food stuff, just spoiled (◐‿◑) ))</p>

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Very good response. Didn't know 食x could be used to describe specific items that are edible!
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zagrycha
<p>Edible as an adjective can be translated as 食用, e.g. 鸡蛋泡了以后已经不可食用了.</p>
<p>As for using it as a noun, &quot;eatable&quot; is mostly used as a short form of &quot;edible marijuana&quot; (口服大麻). Before edible marijuana appeared,  smoking marijuana was the only way to intake this substance</p>
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<p>I am wondering if there is a noun/名词 to describe something that is not eatable.</p>
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<p>There are 可食用品 and 非食用品 (Edible and non-edible items)</p>

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Very good response. I would use "不能吃" and "不可食用" interchangeably.
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Tang Ho
<p>How to translate &quot;edible&quot; into Chinese?</p>
<p>ED - EAT - 吃, 食</p>
<p>IBLE - ABLE - 能, 可, 可以 (的) being adjectives</p>
<p>Therefore, EDIBLE - 可食的, 可以吃的</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>Is this thing edible? - 这个东西可以吃吗？- 这个东西能吃吗？</p>
<p>But <strong>能吃</strong> has another meaning. For example:</p>
<p>你真能吃啊！- It turns out that you eat a lot.</p>

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PdotWang
<p>Edible</p>
<p>For spoken Chinese :</p>
<p>(1) 能吃<br />
(2)可以吃</p>
<p>For written Chinese:
(1) 能食用</p>
<p>(2)可以食用/可食用</p>
<p>可食, we seldom use this word.</p>

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Henryfrombeijing
<p>Context dependent:<br />
这个能吃吗?<br />
Is this edible?</p>
<p>这些蘑菇呢?能吃吗?<br />
These mushrooms? Are they edible?</p>

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Pedroski
<p>Edible means &quot;可食用的(adj)&quot;, the sentence - &quot;Is the egg still edible?&quot; translates to &quot;這個蛋還可以食用/吃嗎?&quot;. You are correct that &quot;(不)可以吃&quot; is often used in verbal conservation.</p>
<p>Edible is also a noun that means &quot;食品&quot; or &quot;食物&quot;, it is often in the plural form such as &quot;exotic/cannabis edibles&quot;, and in sentences like:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>the only <strong>edibles(食品/食物)</strong> they keep in their home are chocolate kisses.</p>
</li>
<li><p>His daily meals include the following <strong>edibles(食品/食物)</strong>....</p>
</li>
</ul>

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r13
<p>Like when you are trying to describe if a certain food is still eatable.</p>
<p>An example would be during an science experience, where the teacher want us to soak eggs in vinegar. I then asked if the egg is still &quot;<strong>edible</strong>&quot; after doing so. (The answer being no, as we didn't put it in the refrigerator to being with.)</p>
<p>I am wondering to how did translate &quot;<strong>edible</strong>&quot; to Chinese?</p>
<p>Usually in verbal conversation/口语, I would use &quot;<strong>能吃</strong>&quot; as a description. While using &quot;<strong>不能吃</strong>&quot; as inedible:</p>
<p>Saying:&quot;<strong>鸡蛋泡了以后已经不能吃了</strong>&quot;</p>
<p>However, &quot;<strong>能吃</strong>&quot; sounds like a adjective/形容词. I am wondering if there is a noun/名词 to describe something that is not eatable.</p>
<p>Some website would use &quot;<strong>可食</strong>&quot;. However, I never hear people use this. What are some better way to describe something that can be eaten.</p>

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"However, "能吃" sounds like a adjective/形容词." Isn't edible an adjective? And you want it to be translated into a noun?
joehua
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Yes, I want to find a noun for "edible". I find "可食" to be close to what I want to find.
Zorua Kuma
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What are some better suggestion for translating "edible" to Chinese？
# What are some better suggestion for translating "edible" to Chinese？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-02-25)

Like when you are trying to describe if a certain food is still eatable.

An example would be during an science experience, where the teacher want us to soak eggs in vinegar. I then asked if the egg is still "**edible**" after doing so. (The answer being no, as we didn't put it in the refrigerator to being with.)

I am wondering to how did translate "**edible**" to Chinese?

Usually in verbal conversation/口语, I would use "**能吃**" as a description. While using "**不能吃**" as inedible:

Saying:"**鸡蛋泡了以后已经不能吃了**"

However, "**能吃**" sounds like a adjective/形容词. I am wondering if there is a noun/名词 to describe something that is not eatable.

Some website would use "**可食**". However, I never hear people use this. What are some better way to describe something that can be eaten.

**Tags:** translation, word-choice, word, word-requests

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "However, "能吃" sounds like a adjective/形容词." Isn't edible an adjective? And you want it to be translated into a noun?  
> **username_0**: Yes, I want to find a noun for "edible". I find "可食" to be close to what I want to find.  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-02-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

edible as in a food item: 食用

edible as in won't make you sick//desirable to eat: 吃得

edible as in describing a specific edible item:食X example edible mushrooms食菇, etc. This term is correct, but can also be used to describe a diet consisting of that item, like carnivore herbivore insectivore etc. So outside of edible mushrooms and a few other common terms, its more common to use the first term for clarity if needed-- example 食用葉 edible leaves aka "leaves as foodstuffs".

However even more common are longer phrases like 可以吃的X， not really a word but very common "X you can eat." aka "X that are edible".

All that said, for your example scenario, I would say the very last phrase for asking "is this an egg you can eat?" and the second vocab in negative 吃不得 to answer "no, not edible" ((cause it is a food stuff, just spoiled (◐‿◑) ))

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Very good response. Didn't know 食x could be used to describe specific items that are edible!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-02-25. Score: 2

Edible as an adjective can be translated as 食用, e.g. 鸡蛋泡了以后已经不可食用了.

As for using it as a noun, "eatable" is mostly used as a short form of "edible marijuana" (口服大麻). Before edible marijuana appeared, smoking marijuana was the only way to intake this substance

> I am wondering if there is a noun/名词 to describe something that is not eatable.

There are 可食用品 and 非食用品 (Edible and non-edible items)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Very good response. I would use "不能吃" and "不可食用" interchangeably.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-02-25. Score: 2

How to translate "edible" into Chinese?

ED - EAT - 吃, 食

IBLE - ABLE - 能, 可, 可以 (的) being adjectives

Therefore, EDIBLE - 可食的, 可以吃的

For example:

Is this thing edible? - 这个东西可以吃吗？- 这个东西能吃吗？

But **能吃** has another meaning. For example:

你真能吃啊！- It turns out that you eat a lot.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2024-02-26. Score: 1

Edible

For spoken Chinese :

(1) 能吃  
(2)可以吃

For written Chinese:
(1) 能食用

(2)可以食用/可食用

可食, we seldom use this word.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2024-02-26. Score: 1

Context dependent:  
这个能吃吗?  
Is this edible?

这些蘑菇呢?能吃吗?  
These mushrooms? Are they edible?


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### Answer by username_7 on 2024-02-25. Score: 1

Edible means "可食用的(adj)", the sentence - "Is the egg still edible?" translates to "這個蛋還可以食用/吃嗎?". You are correct that "(不)可以吃" is often used in verbal conservation.

Edible is also a noun that means "食品" or "食物", it is often in the plural form such as "exotic/cannabis edibles", and in sentences like:

* the only **edibles(食品/食物)** they keep in their home are chocolate kisses.
* His daily meals include the following **edibles(食品/食物)**....


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