吃 喫
chī
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃 chī
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Examples
她吃。
Tā chī.
She is eating.
慢点吃！
Màn diǎn chī!
Eat more slowly.
我吃面包。
Wǒ chī miàn bāo.
I eat bread.
Words with this character
吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal好吃 hǎo chī tasty吃惊 chī jīng to be startled大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng astounded小吃 xiǎo chī street food吃亏 chī kuī to suffer losses吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships口吃 kǒu chī to stammer吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink, play and be merry吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat吃掉 chī diào to eat up白吃 bái chī to eat without paying吃饱 chī bǎo to eat one's fill吃奶 chī nǎi to suck the breast吃药 chī yào to take medicine猛吃 měng chī to gobble up吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating蹭吃 cèng chī to freeload for food吃案 chī àn to bury a crime吃瘪 chī biě to suffer a humiliation吃播 chī bō mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience吃布 chī bù to catch on cloth