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What does 吃 mean in Chinese?

吃 (chī) means "to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 吃?

吃 is pronounced "chī" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 吃?

吃 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 吃?

Common words with 吃 include 乱吃 (to eat indiscriminately), 偷吃 (to eat on the sly), 口吃 (to stammer), 可吃 (edible), 吃不上 (unable to get anything to eat).

How do you write 吃?

吃 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 口. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

吃 (chī) — to eat | Chinese Dictionary

吃

chī

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate

HSK 1verb6 strokes

Character Breakdown

吃 = 口 + 乞

A mouth begging — to eat

Radical: 口 (no. 30)Strokes: 6

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Definitions

(verb) to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])

Example Sentences

我想吃面条。

Wǒ xiǎng chī miàntiáo

I want to eat noodles

Words Containing 吃

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
乱吃	luàn chī	to eat indiscriminately
偷吃	tōu chī	to eat on the sly
口吃	kǒu chī	to stammer
可吃	kě chī	edible
吃不上	chī bu shàng	unable to get anything to eat
吃不下	chī bu xià	not feel like eating
吃不住	chī bu zhù	to be unable to bear or support
吃不来	chī bu lái	to be unaccustomed to certain food
令人吃惊	lìng rén chī jīng	to shock
分灶吃饭	fēn zào chī fàn	"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC

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Related Words

摄入(shè rù)— to take in

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剪草除根(jiǎn cǎo chú gēn)— lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

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吃掉(chī diào)— to eat up

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坐吃享福(zuò chī xiǎng fú)— vegetative existence

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Grammar Notes

Basic Sentence Order (SVO)HSK 1

Subject + (Time) + (Place) + Verb + Object

Negation with 不HSK 1

Subject + 不 + Verb / Adjective

Negation with 没 / 没有HSK 1

Subject + 没(有) + Verb / Object

Adjectives with 很HSK 1

Subject + 很 + Adjective

Time Expression PlacementHSK 1

Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

吃

chī