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

WORDS

喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
土 chī tǔ (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
坏 chī huài to get sick because of bad food
壞 chī huài to get sick because of bad food
大户 chī dà hù to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine); (of sb who has no income) to rely on others; to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
大戶 chī dà hù to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine); (of sb who has no income) to rely on others; to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
大亏 chī dà kuī to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly
大虧 chī dà kuī to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly
大锅饭 chī dà guō fàn lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom); fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom); fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
奶 chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk)
奶之力 chī nǎi zhī lì all one's strength
奶的力气 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength
奶的力氣 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength
奶的气力 chī nǎi de qì lì utmost effort
奶的氣力 chī nǎi de qì lì utmost effort
完 chī wán to finish eating
小灶 chī xiǎo zào to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way
小竈 chī xiǎo zào to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way
布 chī bù to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
后悔药 chī hòu huǐ yào (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
後悔藥 chī hòu huǐ yào (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
得住 chī de zhù to be able to bear; to be able to support
得苦中苦,方为人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain
得苦中苦,方為人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb); no pain, no gain