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吃
Character
to eat (food)
Meaning
chī
chi1- to eat (food)
- to take medicine (as in 吃药)
- to have meals at a place (as in 吃食堂)
Examples
我喜欢吃米饭。
wǒ xǐ huan chī mǐ fàn
I like to eat rice.
AI-generated sentence
我们中午在食堂吃饭。
wǒ men zhōng wǔ zài shí táng chī fàn
We eat lunch at the cafeteria.
AI-generated sentence
你每天要吃这种药。
nǐ měi tiān yào chī zhè zhǒng yào
You need to take this medicine every day.
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Stroke order
All 6 strokes
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Words with 吃
See all 194 →吃饭chī fànto eat a meal; to have breakfast, lunch, or dinnerWordHSK 1吃惊chī jīngto be surprised; to feel shockedWordHSK 4吃力chī lìhard to do; needing much effortWordHSK 5吃亏chī kuīto lose out or get a bad dealWordHSK 7–9吃苦chī kǔto accept and live with hard, difficult conditionsWordHSK 7–9吃不上chī bu shàngto not be able to eat something because there is noneWordHSK 7–9吃喝玩乐chī hē wán lèto spend time eating, drinking, and having funWordHSK 7–9吃人chī rénexploitativeWord吃伤chī shāngto become sick of a food after eating it too muchWord吃住chī zhùfood and lodgingWord吃刀chī dāopenetration of a cutting toolWord吃吃chī chī(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)Word