chī

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

HSK 1 #475

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 475th character
Radical ⼝ (30.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 429

Definitions

吃 chī
  1. 1. to eat
  2. 2. to consume
  3. 3. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  4. 4. to suffer
  5. 5. to absorb
  6. 6. to destroy
  7. 7. to eradicate
  8. 8. to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is )

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Words containing 吃

Word Meaning
fig. to try to punch above one's weight
fig. to try to punch above one's weight
to freeload
to live frugally; to scrimp and save
act according to situation; live within means
act according to the situation; live within means
to act according to actual circumstances
to act according to actual circumstances
(slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
fig. a May-December relationship
to eat and drink gluttonously; to pig out
to stuff oneself with food
to bring trouble on oneself
to ask for trouble (idiom)
to beg for food
to beg for food
food sample
food sample
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
gluttonous; voracious