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吃 (chī): to eat

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HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to eat
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 6
Radical: 口
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer (shock
to eat
to consume
to have a meal or take medicine
to absorb
to use up (resources)
to suffer
to incur (loss, shock)
to eradicate
to wipe out

Chinese explanation

把食物送进嘴里，经过咀嚼后咽下去
引申为依靠某种事物生活或消耗某物，如靠山吃山
也表示承受、经受，如吃苦、吃惊。

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Example sentences

I eat breakfast every day.

What would you like to eat?

He is sick and cannot eat spicy food.

The food at this cafeteria is delicious.

She has suffered a lot but never complains.

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