The Chinese word for cheese is
奶酪

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Chinese Definition

cheese
1. 奶酪
Components
奶
1. breast
奶頭 - nipple -
2. milk; breast milk
飲奶 - to drink milk -
3. to nurse
4. to breastfeed; to suckle
5. (in compounds) infant; infantile; milk (teeth, name, etc.)
奶名 - childhood name -
奶聲奶氣 - childish voice -
6. (regional) mother
7. (regional) grandmother
8. (Hokkien) to behave in a coy, childish or coquettish manner; to coax; to wheedle
9. Simplified form of ?
酪
1. junket
奶酪 - cheese -
2. paste
杏仁酪 - almond jelly -
3. (literary, obsolete) vinegar
4. (literary, obsolete) wine; liquor

酪
1. junket
奶酪 - cheese -
2. paste
杏仁酪 - almond jelly -
3. (literary, obsolete) vinegar
4. (literary, obsolete) wine; liquor

乾酪
1. n. cheese

干酪
1. Simplified form of 乾酪

乳酪
1. cheese

奶酪
1. n. cheese
2. n. (figurative) Synonym of 既得利益 (vested interest)
3. n. (Taiwan) panna cotta

芝士
1. n. (chiefly Cantonese) cheese

起司
1. n. cheese

起士
1. n. (chiefly Taiwan) cheese

吉士
1. n. (Mainland) cheese
2. n. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) guts; courage
3. n. (chiefly Cantonese) (zh-alt-name 吉士打 custard)
4. n. (literary) virtuous person
5. n. (literary, laudatory) man
6. n. (Ming and Qing dynasties) Short for 庶吉士