吃 (hek3 | chi1) : eat

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吃

hek3

chi1

[1] eat; take (food); drink
[2] absorb; soak/sponge up
[3] sustain; suffer; endure
[4] wipe out; annihilate; destroy

In colloquial Cantonese, 食 and 喫 are often used for "eat".

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吃

This word has been viewed 12681 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jul 2013 05:55

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吃東西 hek3 dung1 sai1 chi1 dong1 xi5 = to eat 國

好吃 hou2 hek3 hao3 chi1 = delicious; tasty 國

吃光 hek3 gwong1 = to finish eating 國

難吃 naan4 hek3 = to taste bad; hard to eat 國

吃藥 hek3 joek6 chi1 yao4 = to take medication 國

吃飯 hek3 faan6 chi1 fan4 = to eat a meal 國

吃不消 hek3 bat1 siu1 chi1 bu5 xiao1 (PRC), chi1 bu4 xiao1 (Taiwan) = cannot stand it 國

吃醋 hek3 cou3 chi1 cu4 = jealous 國

吃素 hek3 sou3 chi1 su4 = to be a vegetarian 國

吃驚 hek3 ging1 chi1 jing1 = to be shocked; to be startled; to be amazed 國

吃虧 hek3 kwai1 chi1 kui1 = to suffer a loss 國

吃苦 hek3 fu2 chi1 ku3 = to bear hardships (lit., "eat bitterness") 國

吃力 hek3 lik6 chi1 li4 = strenuous; laborious; entail strenuous effort; be a strain 國

咖啡小吃 gaa3 fe1 siu2 hek3 ka1 fei1 xiao3 chi1 = coffee shop

口吃 hau2 gat1 kou3 ji2 (Taiwan), kou3 chi1 (PRC) = to stammer; to stutter

吃香 hek3 hoeng1 = to be popular, in current demand or fashion; well-liked

吃過 hek3 gwo3 = ate

大吃 daai6 hek3 = to gorge (see also 大食) 國

吃獨食 hek3 duk6 sik6 = will not share (gain, profit) with others

吃角子老虎機 hek3 gok3 zi2 lou5 fu2 gei1 = fruit machine, slot machine

零吃 ling4 hek3 ling2 chi1 = junk food

亂吃 lyun6 hek3 luan4 chi1 = to eat indiscriminately 國

小吃 siu2 hek3 xiao3 chi1 = snack; refreshments

小吃店 siu2 hek3 dim3 xiao3 chi1 dian4 = snack bar; lunch room 國

沒吃沒穿 mut6 hek3 mut6 cyun1 mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1 = (idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor

吃一點點 hek3 jat1 dim2 dim2 chi1 yi1 dian3 dian3 = to peck 國

吃不住 hek3 bat1 zyu6 chi1 bu5 zhu4 = be unable to bear or support 國

吃不服 hek3 bat1 fuk6 chi1 bu4 fu2 = not be accustomed to eating sth/not be used to certain food 國

吃不開 hek3 bat1 hoi1 chi1 bu5 kai1 = be unpopular; won't work 國

吃刀 hek3 dou1 chi1 dao1 = penetration of a cutting tool 國

吃力的工作 hek3 lik6 dik1 gung1 zok3 chi1 li4 de5 gong1 zuo4 = travail 國

吃大戶 hek3 daai6 wu6 chi1 da4 hu4 = mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation 國

吃大鍋飯 hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 chi1 da4 guo1 fan4 = to mess together 國

吃奶 hek3 naai5 chi1 nai3 = to suck the breast 國

吃完 hek3 jyun4 chi1 wan2 = to finish eating 國

吃得住 hek3 dak1 zyu6 chi1 de5 zhu4 = to be able to support 國

吃得消 hek3 dak1 siu1 chi1 de5 xiao1 = to be able to stand 國

吃得開 hek3 dak1 hoi1 chi1 de5 kai1 = to be popular 國

吃晚飯 hek3 maan5 faan6 chi1 wan3 fan4 = to eat dinner 國

吃水 hek3 seoi2 chi1 shui3 = draught, drinking water; to absorb water 國

吃水線 hek3 seoi2 sin3 chi1 shui3 xian4 = line of flotation; water line 國

吃的人 hek3 dik1 jan4 chi1 de5 ren2 = eater 國

吃穿 hek3 cyun1 chi1 chuan1 = food and clothing 國

吃老本 hek3 lou5 bun2 chi1 lao3 ben3 = to live off one's past gains 國

吃苦頭 hek3 fu2 tau4 chi1 ku3 tou5 = suffer 國

吃驚不小的 hek3 ging1 bat1 siu2 dik1 chi1 jing1 bu4 xiao3 de5 = wonderstruck 國

吃口 gat6 hau2 = to stutter; to stammer 粵

吃口吃舌 gat6 hau2 gat6 sit6 = to stammer; to stutter 粵

吃煙 hek3 jin1 = to smoke a cigarette 國

吃不上 hek3 bat1 soeng5 chi1 bu5 shang4 = unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal 國

吃喝玩樂 hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 chi1 he1 wan2 le4 = (set phrase) eat, drink and be merry; to seek pleasure; to idle away one's time in pleasure-seeking 國

吃裡扒外 hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 chi1 li3 ba1 wai4 = live on sb. while helping others secretly 國

大吃一驚 daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 da4chi1yi1jing1 = jump out of one's skin; be astonished

寅吃卯糧 jan4 hek3 maau5 loeng4 yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2 = to eat next year's food; to anticipate one's income 國

吃飽沒事幹 hek3 baau2 mut6 si6 gon3 = to have eaten and have nothing better to do 國

吃喝嫖賭 hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 chi1 he1 piao2 du3 = vices: eating, drinking, sex, gambling 國

好吃懶做 hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4 = lazy (sits around eating too much doing nothing)

贏家通吃 jeng4 gaa1 tung1 hek3 ying2 jia1 tong1 chi1 = winner takes all

扮豬吃老虎 baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2 ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3 = pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm

黑吃黑 hak1 hek3 hak1 hei1 chi1 hei1 = power struggle between triads

吃得下 hek3 dak1 haa6 chi1 de2 xia4 = feel like eating

令人吃驚 ling6 jan4 hek3 ging1 ling4 ren2 chi1 jing1 = amazing

好馬不吃回頭草 hou2 maa5 bat1 hek3 wui4 tau4 cou2 = to never go back (relationship, jobs etc.)

吃掉 hek3 diu6 chi1 diao4 = eat up; finish eating 國

爭風吃醋 zang1 fung1 hek3 cou3 zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4 = to compete for one's affection

好漢不吃眼前虧 hou2 hon3 bat1 hek3 ngaan5 cin4 kwai1 hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1 = a smart man knows when to avoid immediate harm

吃不到的葡萄是酸的 hek3 bat1 dou3 dik1 pou4 tou4 si6 syun1 dik1 = saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it 國

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2, fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4 chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3, fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 = to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships

Showing all 7 examples containing 吃

你想吃麵還是吃飯？國
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。國
My parents eat toast for breakfast.

我甚麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我什麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

你每次都吃太多！國
You always eat too much food!

我們家裡有太多好吃的東西了國
We have so much nice food in the house.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

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