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
to shock; to amaze
to shock; to amaze
to be unfaithful; to eat on the sly; to pilfer food
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
separate finances; fiscal decentralization
separate budgets; fiscal decentralization policy
to provide full board
want all the good without cost; want both ways
want results but give nothing; want both ways
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
edible
learn from mistakes; gain wisdom from failure
learn from mistakes; grow wiser after loss
unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal
be unable to eat any more; not feel like eating
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
to be unable to bear or support
to not be keen on certain food
to not be keen on certain food
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
not be used to certain food