Back to Dictionary
吃人
chīrén
1. exploitative
2. oppressive
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶

Compound Words (3)

礼教吃人
lǐjiàochīrén
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
吃人不吐骨头
chīrénbùtǔgǔtóu
ruthless
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
9,169 of 84,292