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Information of 吃

Pinyin chī

Radical

口

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

eat / eradicate / destroy / receive, eat, stammer

吃 [chī] 1. To send something into the mouth and swallow it, or to live on certain things. 吃饭。吃药。吃斋。 2. To annihilate or eliminate (commonly used in military and chess contexts). 吃掉敌人一个连。 3. To inhale or suck. 吸烟。 4. To feel. 吃惊。吃紧。吃一堑，长一智。 5. To endure. 挨官司。 6. To suffer or support. 吃不消。 7. The depth of a ship entering the water. 吃水深浅。 8. To be (indicating passive). 吃那厮砍了一刀。 9. To stutter. 口吃。 10. To eat food. Compared to "喝" (drink). 吃东西。 11. To drink. 饮;喝。 12. To absorb. 吸;吸收。 13. To suffer or incur. 忍受;遭受。 14. Indicating passive voice, similar to "被". 表示被动。 15. To eat at a place that sells food. 指在某一出售食物的地方吃。 16. To depend on something for living. 指依赖某种事物来生活。 17. To spend or utilize. 用;费。 18. To annihilate or destroy a large portion. 歼灭或摧毁一大部分。 19. To fall. 犹跌。 20. To bully. 欺压。 21. To soak. 浸入水中。 22. Indicating by or due to. 被;让;由于。 23. To stutter, to have difficulty in speech as described in dictionaries. 说话结巴、言语困难的样子。 24. To describe laughing sound. 形容笑声。

不吃 bù chī

not eat / eat nothing / without eating

好吃 hǎo chī

tasty / delicious

吃惊 chī jīng

to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed

大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled / gobsmacked

吃掉 chī diào

to eat up / to consume

吃法 chī fǎ

way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked

小吃 xiǎo chī

snack / refreshments / CL:家[jia1]

吃喝 chī hē

to eat and drink / food and drink

吃药 chī yào

to take medicine

吃苦 chī kǔ

to bear hardships

吃酒 chī jiǔ

drink wine

吃力 chī lì

to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain

吃水 chī shuǐ

drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship)

口吃 kǒu chī

to stammer / to stutter / also pr. [kou3 ji2]

吃醋 chī cù

to feel jealous

吃香 chī xiāng

popular / in demand / well regarded

吃食 chī shí

to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed

吃紧 chī jǐn

in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important

哑巴吃黄连 yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])

吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē

to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself

吃一堑长一智 chī yī qiàn zhǎng yī zhì

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

吃一堑 chī yī qiàn

Eat a bite

吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ

to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling / to lead a life of dissipation

寅吃卯粮 yín chī mǎo liáng

lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later

狗吃屎 gǒu chī shǐ

to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)

吃饭 chī fàn

to have a meal / to eat / to make a living

好吃懒做 hào chī lǎn zuò

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give

吃里扒外 chī lǐ pá wài

live on sb. while helping others secretly

自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself