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吃
Trad. 喫
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 口
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 口年乙
口 + 乞
Prononciation
Mandarin chī; jí
Entry Methods
Pinyin chi1; ji2
Kanji /
Cangjie
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口人弓
Sijiao 6801.7
Wubi KTNN
CNS 11643 1-475A
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5403
GB2312 B3D4
BIG5 A659
HSK
Level 1
Results for 吃
吃 chī variant of 吃[chi1]
吃 jí stammer
Results beginning with 吃
吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living
吃惊 chī jīng to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
吃完 chī wán to finish eating
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
吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink
吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain
吃掉 chī diào to eat up / to consume
吃药 chī yào to take medicine
吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships
吃醋 chī cù to feel jealous
吃饱 chī bǎo to eat one's fill
吃肉 chī ròu to eat meat
吃人 chī rén exploitative / oppressive
吃香 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded
吃法 chī fǎ way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian
吃奶 chī nǎi to suck the breast (for milk)
吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)
吃紧 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important
吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass
吃食 chī shi food / edibles
吃食 chī shí to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed
吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship)
吃穿 chī chuān food and clothing
吃坏 chī huài to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating
吃斋 chī zhāi to abstain from eating meat / to be a vegetarian
吃请 chī qǐng to be a guest at a dinner party / to be wined and dined (as a bribe)
吃重 chī zhòng (of a role) arduous / important / (a vehicle's) loading capacity
吃案 chī àn (Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc)
吃播 chī bō mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
吃布 chī bù to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吃吃 chī chī (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc) / sound of stammering
吃刀 chī dāo penetration of a cutting tool
吃的 chī de (coll.) food
吃瓜 chī guā (neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it
吃灰 chī huī (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
吃货 chī huò chowhound / foodie / a good-for-nothing
吃鸡 chī jī (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)
吃腻 chī nì to be sick of eating (sth) / to be tired of eating (sth)
吃土 chī tǔ (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
吃味 chī wèi to be jealous / to envy
吃相 chī xiàng table manners
吃油 chī yóu (of food) to absorb oil / (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
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吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure / to find sth difficult to manage
吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more
吃豆腐 chī dòu fu to take liberties with (a woman) / to tease with sexual innuendo / to sexually harass / to take advantage of sb
吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal
吃错药 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal
吃苦头 chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
吃软饭 chī ruǎn fàn to live off a woman
吃得开 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand
吃官司 chī guān sī to face legal action / to get sued
吃得消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) / to be able to afford
吃豆豆 chī dòu dòu see 吃豆人[chi1 dou4 ren2]
吃不住 chī bu zhù to be unable to bear or support
吃闲饭 chī xián fàn to live as a parasite / doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃皇粮 chī huáng liáng lit. to eat from government coffers / to serve as a government employee / to live off government money
吃不开 chī bu kāi be unpopular / won't work
吃白饭 chī bái fàn to eat plain rice / (fig.) to eat and not pay for it / to sponge off others / to freeload
吃白食 chī bái shí to eat without paying / to freeload
吃不服 chī bu fú not be accustomed to eating sth / not be used to certain food
吃不来 chī bu lái to be unaccustomed to certain food / to not be keen on certain food
吃不准 chī bù zhǔn to be unsure about a matter / to be uncertain / to be unable to make sense of sth
吃大户 chī dà hù to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) / (of sb who has no income) to rely on others / to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
吃大亏 chī dà kuī to cost one dearly / to end disastrously / to pay bitterly
吃到饱 chī dào bǎo (Tw) all-you-can-eat (food) / (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)
吃得住 chī de zhù to be able to bear / to be able to support
吃豆人 chī dòu rén Pac-Man (computer game)
吃干饭 chī gān fàn (coll.) to be incompetent / useless / good-for-nothing
吃公粮 chī gōng liáng to be on the government payroll
吃馆子 chī guǎn zi to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
吃空额 chī kòng è to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃空额 chī kòng é to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃空饷 chī kòng xiǎng to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
吃牢饭 chī láo fàn to do prison time (Tw)
吃螺丝 chī luó sī (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
吃枪药 chī qiāng yào (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder / (fig.) to be ablaze with anger / ornery / snappy
吃閒饭 chī xián fàn to live as a parasite / doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃小灶 chī xiǎo zào to be given special treatment / to be treated in a favored way
吃鸭蛋 chī yā dàn (fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃闭门羹 chī bì mén gēng to be refused entrance (idiom) / to find the door closed
吃哑巴亏 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃里爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you
吃饱撑着 chī bǎo chēng zhe having nothing better to do
吃霸王餐 chī bà wáng cān to dine and dash / to leave without paying
吃大锅饭 chī dà guō fàn lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) / fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃瓜群众 chī guā qún zhòng peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) / onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it / (neologism c. 2016)
吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling / to lead a life of dissipation
吃后悔药 chī hòu huǐ yào (fig.) to regret (doing sth)
吃亏上当 chī kuī shàng dàng to be taken advantage of
吃奶之力 chī nǎi zhī lì all one's strength
吃拿卡要 chī ná qiǎ yào dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes / all kinds of abuse of power
吃青春饭 chī qīng chūn fàn to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)
吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom) / fig. to live well
吃力不讨好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding
吃粮不管事 chī liáng bù guǎn shì to eat without working (idiom) / to take one's pay and not care about the rest
吃硬不吃软 chī yìng bù chī ruǎn susceptible to force but not persuasion
吃饭皇帝大 chī fàn huáng dì dà eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
吃喝拉撒睡 chī hē lā sā shuì to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep / (fig.) the ordinary daily routine
吃角子老虎 chī jiǎo zi lǎo hu slot machine
吃角子老虎 chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ slot machine
吃了定心丸 chī le dìng xīn wán to feel reassured
吃奶的力气 chī nǎi de lì qi all one's strength
吃奶的气力 chī nǎi de qì lì utmost effort
吃人血馒头 chī rén xuè mán tou to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吃软不吃硬 chī ruǎn bù chī yìng lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) / amenable to coaxing but not coercion
吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences
吃饱了饭撑的 chī bǎo le fàn chēng de having nothing better to do / see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着
吃人不吐骨头 chī rén bù tǔ gǔ tóu ruthless / vicious and greedy
吃熊心豹子胆 chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom) / to pluck up some courage
吃水不忘掘井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
吃一堑，长一智 chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom) / One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
吃屎都赶不上热乎的 chī shǐ dōu gǎn bu shàng rè hu de lit. 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
吃着碗里，看着锅里 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
吃着碗里，瞧着锅里 chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
Approximate Results for 吃
好吃 hǎo chī tasty / delicious
好吃 hào chī to be fond of eating / to be gluttonous
小吃 xiǎo chī snack / refreshments / CL:家[jia1]
大吃 dà chī to gorge oneself / to pig out
口吃 kǒu chī to stammer / to stutter / also pr. [kou3 ji2]
贪吃 tān chī gluttonous / voracious
白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free
生吃 shēng chī to eat raw
难吃 nán chī unpalatable
可吃 kě chī edible
猛吃 měng chī to gobble up / to gorge oneself on (food)
蹭吃 cèng chī to freeload for food
开吃 kāi chī to start eating
零吃 líng chī (coll.) snack food
乱吃 luàn chī to eat indiscriminately
讨吃 tǎo chī to beg for food
偷吃 tōu chī to eat on the sly / to pilfer food / to be unfaithful
吞吃 tūn chī to devour
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小吃店 xiǎo chī diàn snack bar / lunch room / CL:家[jia1]
狗吃屎 gǒu chī shǐ to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
合吃族 hé chī zú lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
黑吃黑 hēi chī hēi (of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain
慢慢吃 màn màn chī Enjoy your meal! / Bon appetit!
使吃惊 shǐ chī jīng astonish / surprise
试吃品 shì chī pǐn food sample
贪吃鬼 tān chī guǐ glutton / chowhound
贪吃者 tān chī zhě glutton
大吃一惊 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom) / shocked or startled / gobsmacked
省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
争风吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman / to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
自讨苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back
好吃懒做 hào chī lǎn zuò happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give
寅吃卯粮 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
看菜吃饭 kān cài chī fàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
白吃白喝 bái chī bái hē to freeload
包吃包住 bāo chī bāo zhù to provide full board
蹭吃蹭喝 cèng chī cèng hē to cadge a meal
大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself
大吃二喝 dà chī èr hē to eat and drink extravagantly / to binge
大吃苦头 dà chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
大吃特吃 dà chī tè chī to gorge oneself with food
多吃多占 duō chī duō zhàn taking or eating more than one's due (idiom) / greedy and selfish
分灶吃饭 fēn zào chī fàn "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
胡吃海喝 hú chī hǎi hē to eat and drink gluttonously / to pig out
胡吃海塞 hú chī hǎi sāi to stuff oneself with food
礼教吃人 lǐ jiào chī rén sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
令人吃惊 lìng rén chī jīng to shock / to amaze
没吃没穿 méi chī méi chuān to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor
软硬不吃 ruǎn yìng bù chī unmoved by force or persuasion
赢家通吃 yíng jiā tōng chī winner takes all
自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī to bring trouble on oneself
坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐吃享福 zuò chī xiǎng fú vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful
扮猪吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
不是吃素的 bù shì chī sù de not to be trifled with / to be reckoned with
回家吃自己 huí jiā chī zì jǐ (coll.) (Tw) to get sacked / to be fired
老牛吃嫩草 lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom) / fig. a May-December relationship / a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
哑巴吃黄莲 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
哑巴吃黄连 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
狗改不了吃屎 gǒu gǎi bù liǎo chī shǐ lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom) / fig. bad habits are hard to change
眼睛吃冰淇淋 yǎn jing chī bīng qí lín (slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties
一口吃个胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
好汉不吃眼前亏 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好马不吃回头草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom) / fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc) / leave the past behind
好奇会吃苦头的 hào qí huì chī kǔ tou de Curiosity killed the cat.
货比三家不吃亏 huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
货问三家不吃亏 huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit / fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more
闰四月，吃树叶 rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages
三个和尚没水吃 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]
兔子不吃窝边草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom) / One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
一箍节儿的零吃 yī gū jie r de líng chī to snack in dribs and drabs
一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. learn to walk before you run
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight
会哭的孩子有奶吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu nǎi chī lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
会哭的孩子有糖吃 huì kū de hái zi yǒu táng chī lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom) / fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
小洞不补大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
心急吃不了热豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything
不干不净，吃了没病 bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb) / a couple of germs won't do you any harm
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
小洞不堵，大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 sǐ le Zhāng tú fū , bù chī hùn máo zhū lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom) / fig. nobody is indispensable
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom) / fig. to complain despite being privileged / to be ungrateful for what one has been given
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) / fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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