chī
吃 (chī) is a Chinese word meaning “to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy”.
Meanings
- 1to eat; to consume
- 2to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 3to eradicate; to destroy
- 4to absorb
- 5to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
吃variant of 吃[chi1]吃饭to have a meal吃惊to be startled好吃tasty; delicious好吃to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous大吃一惊(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback吃醋to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)小吃street food; snack吃素to be a vegetarian难吃unpalatable吃力to entail strenuous effort吃亏to suffer losses