To eat in Chinese: 吃 (chī)
chī
to eat
Definitions
- 1to eat; to consume
- 2to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 3to eradicate; to destroy
- 4to absorb
- 5to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄔ
chī
Example sentences
See 吃 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
吃过了没？
chī guò le méi？
Have you eaten yet?
请吃点菜。
qǐng chī diǎn cài。
Please eat something.
Related words
好吃
hǎo chī
tasty
吃惊
chī jīng
to be startled
吃亏
chī kuī
to suffer losses
小吃
xiǎo chī
snack
吃饭
chī fàn
to have a meal
吃力
chī lì
to entail strenuous effort
吃苦
chī kǔ
to bear hardships
口吃
kǒu chī
to stammer
吃不上
chī bu shàng
unable to get anything to eat
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng
to have a surprise (idiom)
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