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吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
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HSK 1
6 strokes
Very Common (5%)
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Words Using 吃 (160)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
吃
↗
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <jí>)
1
chī
吃
↗
HSK 1
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <jí>)
好吃
↗
hǎochī
tasty / delicious
2
hǎochī
好吃
↗
HSK 2
tasty / delicious
好吃
↗
hàochī
to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous
2
hàochī
好吃
↗
HSK 2
to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous
小吃
↗
xiǎochī
snack / refreshments / CL:[[家<jiā>]]
4
xiǎochī
小吃
↗
HSK 4
snack / refreshments / CL:[[家<jiā>]]
吃惊
↗
chījīng
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
4
chījīng
吃惊
↗
HSK 4
to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
吃亏
↗
chīkuī
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
5
chīkuī
吃亏
↗
HSK 5
to suffer losses / to come to grief / to lose out / to get the worst of it / to be at a disadvantage / unfortunately
吃力
↗
chīlì
to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain
6
chīlì
吃力
↗
HSK 6
to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain
吃苦
↗
chīkǔ
to bear hardships
6
chīkǔ
吃苦
↗
HSK 6
to bear hardships
吃掉
↗
chīdiào
to eat up / to consume
chīdiào
吃掉
↗
to eat up / to consume
吃完
↗
chīwán
to finish eating
chīwán
吃完
↗
to finish eating