吃 chī

eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear

HSK 1 #475

DEFINITIONS

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 [ji2])
  • variant of 吃[chi1]

STROKES

吃 stroke order diagram
吃 stroke order animation

WORDS

好吃 hǎo chī
HSK 2
tasty; delicious
好吃 hào chī
HSK 2
to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
吃惊 chī jīng
HSK 4
to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
小吃 xiǎo chī
HSK 4
snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1]
吃亏 chī kuī
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 chī lì
HSK 6
to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
吃苦 chī kǔ
HSK 6
to bear hardships
吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous
吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian
难吃 nán chī unpalatable
吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage
吃药 chī yào to take medicine
贪吃 tān chī gluttonous; voracious
自讨苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī to ask for trouble (idiom); to make a rod for one's own back
白吃 bái chī to eat without paying; to eat for free
口吃 kǒu chī to stammer; to stutter; also pr. [kou3 ji2]
吃香 chī xiāng popular; in demand; well regarded
吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink; food and drink
小吃店 xiǎo chī diàn snack bar; lunch room; CL:家[jia1]
吃苦头 chī kǔ tou to suffer; to suffer for one's actions; to pay dearly; to burn one's fingers
大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes; to make a pig of oneself
吃法 chī fǎ way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked
吃得消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc); to be able to afford
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