Skip to content

吃

chīㄔ

Sino-Vietnamese: CẬT

Traditional: 吃

HSK 1HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1

Meaning(verb)

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

Taking medicine is 吃药.

Examples

  • 你吃早饭了吗?

    nǐ chī zǎo fàn le ma?

    Have you had breakfast?

  • 我们去吃火锅吧。

    wǒ men qù chī huǒ guō ba.

    Let's go have hot pot.

  • 感冒了要按时吃药。

    gǎn mào le yào àn shí chī yào.

    When you have a cold, take your medicine on time.

Written with AI, waiting for a teacher's review.

Stroke order

CẬT · 6 strokes

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)