"To eat" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 用 |  yòng | to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore |   |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat / to make a living | |
| 食用 | shí yòng | to eat / to consume / edible | |
| 吃食 | chī shí | to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed | |
| 用饭 | yòng fàn | to eat / to have a meal | |
| 食 | shí | to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse | |
| 餐 | cān | meal / to eat / classifier for meals | |
| 哺 | bū | to eat / evening meal | |
| 茹 | rú | to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) | |
| 下箸 | xià zhù | (literary) to eat | |
| 𠯪 | dǎi | (dialect) to eat | |
| 下肚 | xià dù | to consume (food or drink) / to eat / to drink | |
