to eat
Animated Stroke Order 吃
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HSK Vocabulary: 吃
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吃 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
àn按
shí时
chī吃
fàn饭
。
We need to eat meals on time every day.
2
kàn看
dào到
bié别
rén人
chéng成
gōng功
，
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
chī吃
cù醋
。
He feels a bit jealous seeing others succeed.
3
zhè这
cì次
jiāo交
yì易
tā他
chī吃
le了
dà大
kuī亏
。
He suffered big losses in this transaction.
4
píng苹
guǒ果
hǎo好
chī吃
。
Apples are delicious.
5
mā妈
mā妈
zuò做
de的
cài菜
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
The food my mom cooks is very tasty.
6
zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhāo招
pái牌
cài菜
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
chī吃
，
wǒ我
men们
xià下
cì次
hái还
lái来
。
The signature dish at this restaurant is especially delicious, we'll come again next time.
7
tā他
kàn看
jiàn见
yī一
zhī只
dà大
gǒu狗
，
hěn很
chī吃
jīng惊
。
He saw a big dog and was very surprised.
8
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xī息
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
chī吃
jīng惊
。
We were all surprised to hear this news.
9
tā她
tū突
rán然
chū出
xiàn现
zài在
wǒ我
miàn面
qián前
，
ràng让
wǒ我
dà大
chī吃
yī一
jīng惊
。
She suddenly appeared in front of me, which gave me a big surprise.
10
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
xiǎo小
chī吃
。
I like to eat snacks.
Information
Traditional喫
Radical口
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#69
Zhuyinㄔ
Components—
UnicodeU+5403
CangjieRON
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality