non-vegetarian food [meat, fish etc.] (adj.)
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这道菜是荤菜，不适合素食者。 zhè dào cài shì hūn cài, bù shìhé sùshí zhě - This dish is non-vegetarian and not suitable for vegetarians.
这部电影因为内容太荤而被指责为低俗。 zhè bù diànyǐng yīnwèi nèiróng tài hūn ér bèi zhǐzé wéi dīsú - This movie was criticized as vulgar because of its explicit content.
他偏爱吃荤食，不太喜欢素食。 tā piān'ài chī hūn shí, bù tài xǐhuān sùshí - He prefers non-vegetarian food and doesn't like vegetarian food much.
这个餐馆以荤菜出名，特别是烤肉。 zhège cānguǎn yǐ hūn cài chūmíng, tèbié shì kǎoròu - This restaurant is famous for its non-vegetarian dishes, especially grilled meat.
她因为宗教原因只能吃素食，不能吃荤。 tā yīnwèi zōngjiào yuányīn zhǐ néng chī sùshí, bù néng chī hūn - She can only eat vegetarian food due to religious reasons and cannot eat non-vegetarian food.