6 strokes
6 画
chī
kǒu
mouth
- eat; take
- live on (or off)
- annihilate; wipe out
- absorb; soak up
- suffer; bear; incur
chī-bái-shí
吃白食
v.
eat food that isn’t earned; not an honest living; live off others
chī-bù-kāi
吃不开
v.
be unpopular
chī-bù-xiāo
吃不消
v.
be unable to stand (exertion, fatigue, etc.)
chī-cù
吃醋
v.
be jealous (usu. of a rival in love)
chī-dòu-fu
吃豆腐
v.
flirt with a woman / crack a joke / visit the bereaved to offer one’s condolences (old custom)
chī-fàn
吃饭
v.
eat; have a meal; keep alive; make a living
chī-huí-kòu
吃回扣
v.
get by graft; kickback
chī-jīng
吃惊
adj.
be startlet; be shocked; be amazed; be taken aback
chī-kuī
吃亏
adj.
suffer losses; come to grief; get the worst of it; be at a disadvantage; be in an unfavourable situation
chī-lì
吃力
adj.
entail strenuous effort; be a strain; tired; fatigued; exhausting; exhausted
chī-xián-fàn
吃闲饭
v.
lead an idle life; be a loafer or sponger
chī-xiāng
吃香
adj.
be very popular; be much sought after; be well-liked
chī-zhāi
吃斋
v.
practise abstinence from meat (as a religious exercise); be a vegetarian for religious reasons
chī-bù-liǎo-dōu-zhe-zǒu
吃不了兜着走
be in for it; land oneself in serious trouble
chī-hē-wán-lè
吃喝玩乐
eat, drink and be merry; feasting and reveling
chī-ruǎn-bù-chī-yìng
吃软不吃硬
be open to persuasion, but not to coercion
chī-yí-qiàn, zhǎng-yí-zhì
吃一堑，长一智
a fall into the pit, again in your wit; learn by experience
Usage 用法
eat; take
Nǐ yào chī píng-guǒ ma?
你要吃苹果吗？
Do you want to have an apple?
live on (or off)
Nǐ zhè-me dà le hái chī fù-mǔ ya?
你这么大了还吃父母呀？
At your age, you’re still supported by your parents?
annihilate; wipe out
Zhè chǎng zhàn-dòu wǒ-men chī-diào le dí-rén yí ge shī.
这场战斗我们吃掉了敌人一个师。
We annihilate an enemy division in this battle.
absorb; soak up
Zhè zhǒng zhǐ bù chī-shuǐ.
这种纸不吃水。
This kind of paper does not absorb water.
suffer; bear; incur
Tā jié-hūn yǐ-hòu chī le bù-shǎo kǔ.
她结婚以后吃了不少苦。
She has suffered a great deal since she got married.
