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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好吃 好吃 hǎo chīhao3 chi1tasty; delicious
6好吃 好吃 hào chīhao4 chi1to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
7吃力 吃力 chī chi1 li4to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
8吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎochi1 bao3to eat one's fill
9吃掉 吃掉 chī diàochi1 diao4to eat up; to consume
10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
11吃苦 吃苦 chī chi1 ku3to bear hardships
12大吃一惊 大吃一驚 chī jīngda4 chi1 yi1 jing1to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
13吃喝 吃喝 chī chi1 he1to eat and drink; food and drink
14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)
15吃吃 吃吃 chī chīchi1 chi1(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc); sound of stammering
16包吃包住 包吃包住 bāo chī bāo zhùbao1 chi1 bao1 zhu4to provide full board
17会哭的孩子有糖吃 會哭的孩子有糖吃 huì de hái zi yǒu táng chīhui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
18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
19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
20吃播 吃播 chī chi1 bo1mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
21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)
22三个和尚没水吃 三個和尚沒水吃 sān shang méi shuǐ chīsan1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 chi1see 三个和尚没水喝
23坐吃山空 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōngzuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
24会哭的孩子有奶吃 會哭的孩子有奶吃 huì de hái zi yǒu nǎi chīhui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom); fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
25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)

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