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吃
chī
1.
to eat
2.
to consume
3.
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
4.
to eradicate
5.
to destroy
6.
to absorb
7.
to suffer
8.
to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is <jí>)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
吃法
chīfǎ
way of eating
难吃
nánchī
unpalatable
小吃
xiǎochī
snack
吃素
chīsù
to be a vegetarian
偷吃
tōuchī
to eat on the sly
吃布
chībù
to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吃惊
chījīng
to be startled
好吃
hàochī
to be fond of eating
蹭吃
cèngchī
to freeload for food
吃力
chīlì
to entail strenuous effort
吃水
chīshuǐ
drinking water
吃掉
chīdiào
to eat up
吃人
chīrén
exploitative
可吃
kěchī
edible
吃货
chīhuò
chowhound
吃香
chīxiāng
very popular
大吃
dàchī
to gorge oneself
好吃
hǎochī
tasty
吃饭
chīfàn
to have a meal
贪吃
tānchī
gluttonous
Example Sentences (10)
别吃了，你已经吃了三块蛋糕了。
Bié chī le, nǐ yǐjīng chī le sān kuài dàngāo le.
Don't eat anymore, you've already eaten three pieces of cake.
Text 2
别吃了，你已经吃了三块蛋糕了。
Bié chī le, nǐ yǐjīng chī le sān kuài dàngāo le.
Don't eat anymore, you've already eaten three pieces of cake.
Text 2
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
今天的羊肉很好吃，你怎么不吃了？
Jīntiān de yángròu hěn hǎo chī, nǐ zěnme bù chī le?
Today's lamb is delicious. Why did you stop eating?
Text 2
刚结婚的时候，我丈夫是中学老师，他喜欢每天早上起床后，一边吃早饭一边看报纸。
Gāng jiéhūn de shíhou,wǒ zhàngfu shì zhōngxué lǎoshī,tā xǐhuan měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu,yì biān chī zǎofàn yì biān kàn bàozhǐ.
When we had just gotten married, my husband was a middle school teacher. He liked to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning after getting up.
Text 4
你吃过水果饭吗？你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗？你想学着做水果饭吗？
nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
我不想在外面吃，我想在家吃。
Wǒ bù xiǎng zài wàimiàn chī, wǒ xiǎng zài jiā chī.
I don't want to eat outside, I want to eat at home.
Text 1
是啊，外边也不刮风，我们坐在外边一边看月亮一边吃点东西，怎么样？
Shì a,wàibian yě bù guā fēng,wǒmen zuò zài wàibian yībiān kàn yuèliang yībiān chī diǎn dōngxi,zěnmeyàng?
Yeah, it's not windy outside either. How about we sit outside, watch the moon, and eat something?
Text 3
你每天晚上吃了饭就睡觉，也不出去走走，能不胖吗？
nǐ měi tiān wǎn shang chī le fàn jiù shuì jiào, yě bù chū qù zǒu zou, néng bú pàng ma?
You eat dinner and then go to sleep every night, and you don’t even go out for a walk. How can you not gain weight?
Text 4
这个星期天天都吃羊肉，不想吃了。
Zhège xīngqī tiāntiān dōu chī yángròu, bù xiǎng chī le.
I've been eating lamb every day this week; I don't want to eat it anymore.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 474
- Word Frequency Rank
- 192 of 84,292