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吃
喫
chī
1. variant of [[吃<chī>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

吃法
chīfǎ
way of eating
难吃
nánchī
unpalatable
小吃
xiǎochī
snack
HSK 4
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
HSK 4
好吃
hàochī
to be fond of eating
HSK 2
蹭吃
cèngchī
to freeload for food
吃力
chīlì
to entail strenuous effort
HSK 6
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
HSK 2
吃饭
chīfàn
to have a meal
贪吃
tānchī
gluttonous

Alternate Entries

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>)
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
474
Word Frequency Rank
192 of 84,292