吃 chī

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

吃 chī

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口乞

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

乞 qǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 乞 qǐ represents the sound.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 吃 chī in different contexts.

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外,她 tā 还 Huán 得 dé 吃 chī 零 líng 食 shí , 肚子 dùzi 越 Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng ,她 tā 就 jiù 觉得 juéde 越须多 duō 吃 chī 好 hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着嘴 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

她 tā 吃 chī 饱 bǎo 了 le ,还有 hái yǒu 余 Yú 剩 shèng 的 de .

She ate all she wanted and had some left over.

他们 tā men 分 fēn 吃 chī 了 le 那块蛋糕 dàngāo .

They shared the cake between them.

人 rén 吃 chī 太 tài 饱 bǎo 听力 tīng lì 会 huì 变差?

After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

他 tā 对 duì 那个 nà ge 溜 liū 冰 bīng 冠军 guànjūn 的 de 批评 pīpíng 是 shì 吃 chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao 说 shuì 葡萄 pútao 酸 suān .

His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 吃 chī in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
吃 chī	to eat	吃 chī
吃饭 chī fàn	to eat	吃飯
好吃 hǎochī	tasty	好吃 hǎochī
吃惊 chījīng	to be startled	吃驚
大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng	gobsmacked	大吃一驚
小吃 xiǎochī	snack	小吃 xiǎochī
吃醋 chī cù	to feel jealous	吃醋 chī cù
吃饱 chī bǎo	to eat one's fill	吃飽
吃亏 chīkuī	to suffer losses	吃虧
吃药 chī yào	to take medicine	吃藥
吃掉 chī diào	to eat up	吃掉 chī diào
吃力 chīlì	strenuous	吃力 chīlì
吃喝 chī hē	to eat and drink	吃喝 chī hē
吃苦 chīkǔ	to bear hardships	吃苦 chīkǔ
吃素 chī sù	to be a vegetarian	吃素 chī sù
吃不消 chī bu xiāo	to be unable to tolerate or endure	吃不消 chī bu xiāo
吃不下 chī bu xià	not feel like eating	吃不下 chī bu xià
吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè	to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)	吃喝玩樂
吃人 chī rén	exploitative	吃人 chī rén
吃香 chī xiāng	popular	吃香 chī xiāng
贪吃 tān chī	gluttonous	貪吃
口吃 kǒu chī	to stammer	口吃 kǒu chī
吃紧 chī jǐn	dire	吃緊
吃水 chī shuǐ	drinking water	吃水 chī shuǐ