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吃

chī

to eat; to consume

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Meaning of 吃 in English

chīHSK 1verbSyllabus #21
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
  6. variant of 吃[chi1]

Example sentences

  1. 他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
    tā láng tūn hǔ yàn dì chī le yī dùn。
    He devoured his meal.
    Tatoeba #334763 by fucongcong · #299784 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 不，謝謝你。我吃飽了。
    bù， xiè xiè nǐ。 wǒ chī bǎo le。
    No, thank you. I'm full.
    Tatoeba #835728 by Martha · #65670 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你们几乎什么都没有吃。
    nǐ men jī hū shén me dōu méi yǒu chī。
    You hardly ate anything.
    Tatoeba #10022998 by GlossaMatik · #3372399 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 吃

好吃HSK 1吃惊HSK 4小吃HSK 4大吃一惊HSK 6吃苦HSK 7–9吃亏HSK 7–9吃力HSK 7–9口吃HSK 7–9贪吃HSK 7–9吃喝玩乐HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences