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 )

Stroke order

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Words containing 吃

Word Meaning
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
be broke after overspending; live on nothing
to get sick because of bad food
to get sick because of bad food
(of sb who has no income) to rely on others
(of sb who has no income) to rely on others
to cost one dearly; to pay bitterly; to end disastrously
to cost one dearly; to pay bitterly; to end disastrously
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
to suck the breast (for milk)
all one's strength
all one's strength
all one's strength
utmost effort
utmost effort
to finish eating
to be given special treatment
to be given special treatment
to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
to be able to bear; to be able to support
no pain, no gain
no pain, no gain