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
having nothing better to do; see chī bǎo chēng zhe
having nothing better to do; see chī bǎo chēng zhe
having nothing better to do
having nothing better to do
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
to eat at a restaurant; to eat out
fig. to live well
to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
to devour
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be fired; (coll.) (Tw) to get sacked
to consume passively without doing anything useful
be greedy; take more than one's share
be greedy; take more than one’s share
to gorge oneself; to pig out