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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 chīchi1to 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]); variant of
2吃饭 吃飯 chī fànchi1 fan4to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
3吃惊 吃驚 chī jīngchi1 jing1to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
4吃完 吃完 chī wánchi1 wan2to finish eating
5吃力 吃力 chī chi1 li4to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
6吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎochi1 bao3to eat one's fill
7吃掉 吃掉 chī diàochi1 diao4to eat up; to consume
8吃亏 吃虧 chī kuīchi1 kui1to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
9吃苦 吃苦 chī chi1 ku3to bear hardships
10吃喝 吃喝 chī chi1 he1to eat and drink; food and drink
11吃播 吃播 chī chi1 bo1mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
12吃人血馒头 吃人血饅頭 chī rén xuè mán touchi1 ren2 xue4 man2 tou5to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
13吃吃 吃吃 chī chīchi1 chi1(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc); sound of stammering
14吃土 吃土 chī chi1 tu3(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
15吃鸡 吃雞 chī chi1 ji1(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG); battle royale game; last-man-standing game; to play PUBG (or similar game); to win at PUBG (or similar game)
16吃屎都赶不上热乎的 吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng hu dechi1 shi3 dou1 gan3 bu5 shang4 re4 hu5 de5lit. if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (idiom); fig. (of a person) too slow; can't keep up
17吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī guō fànchi1 da4 guo1 fan4lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom); fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
18吃不住 吃不住 chī bu zhùchi1 bu5 zhu4to be unable to bear or support
19吃不准 吃不準 chī zhǔnchi1 bu4 zhun3to be unsure about a matter; to be uncertain; to be unable to make sense of sth
20吃穿 吃穿 chī chuānchi1 chuan1food and clothing
21吃住 吃住 chī zhùchi1 zhu4food and lodging; to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
22吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 chī dào tao shuō tao suānchi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop); lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
23吃布 吃布 chī chi1 bu4to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
24吃闭门羹 吃閉門羹 chī mén gēngchi1 bi4 men2 geng1to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed
25吃白食 吃白食 chī bái shíchi1 bai2 shi2to eat without paying; to freeload

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