吃

chī

“To eat” in Chinese is 吃 (chī).

Other characters with the syllable chi: see all 15 →

Meaning

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

Show 3 more meanings

to absorb
to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
variant of 吃[chi1]

Example

去吃饭吧。

Let's go to eat.

From 吃饭 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 吃

吃饭chīfànto have a mealHSK 1 好吃hǎochītasty; deliciousHSK 1 吃惊chījīngto be startledHSK 4 小吃xiǎochīstreet food; snackHSK 4 吃力chīlìto entail strenuous effortHSK 5 吃苦chīkǔto bear hardshipsHSK 7-9 吃亏chīkuīto suffer lossesHSK 7-9 口吃kǒuchīto stammer; to stutterHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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