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Pinyin: chīEnglish Definition: 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])Chinese Definition: ①把东西送进口中咽下，或依靠某种事物生活：吃饭。吃药。吃斋。
②消灭(多用于军事、棋奕)：吃掉敌人一个连。
③吸：吃烟。
④感受：吃惊。吃紧。吃一堑，长(zhǎng)一智。
⑤挨：吃官司。
⑥承受，支持：吃不消。
⑦船身入水的深度：吃水深浅。
⑧被：吃那厮砍了一刀。
⑨说话结巴：口吃。Total strokes: 6;
Radical: 口 Pictophonetic:
乞 indicates the sound;
口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
- ⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 乞 [ qǐ ] to beg; to request
Example Words:
好吃 [
hào chī ]: to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
吃惊 [
chī jīng ]: to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
小吃 [
xiǎo chī ]: snack; refreshments; Classifiers:
家 吃亏 [
chī kuī ]: to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
Example Sentences- 你有什么可吃的东西吗?
Do you have something to eat?
- 他经常和朋友们在外吃午饭。
He often lunches out with his friends.
- 她吃东西以前很快洗了一下手。
She rinsed her hands quickly before eating.
- 你想让我留下来吃晚饭吗?
Do you want to supper me?
- 把本吃回来。
Make up for the cost by eating plenty.
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