吃
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Definitions
- 1. to eat
- 2. to consume
- 3. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 4. to eradicate
- 5. to destroy
- 6. to absorb
- 7. to suffer
- 8. to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [jí])
Example Sentences
1 shown托馬斯說他從來沒有 吃 過洋薊。
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Words Containing 吃
to stammer
unable to get anything to eat
to entail strenuous effort
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
to bear hardships
to suffer losses
to have a meal
to be startled
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
tasty
to be fond of eating
snack
lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
not to be trifled with
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
to eat indiscriminately
to shock
to eat on the sly
lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)
\meals prepared at separate stoves\, slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
to provide full board
edible
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
not feel like eating
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
to be unable to bear or support
to be unaccustomed to certain food
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
not be accustomed to eating sth
to be unable to tolerate or endure
to be unsure about a matter
be unpopular
(coll.) to be incompetent
to feel reassured
exploitative
ruthless
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
food and lodging
to be on the government payroll
penetration of a cutting tool
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
(fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
to be jealous
to be forced to suffer in silence
to eat and drink
to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling
to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep
(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating
to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)
to cost one dearly
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
to suck the breast (for milk)
all one's strength
all one's strength
utmost effort
to finish eating
to face legal action
to be given special treatment
fig. (of a person) too slow
to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
to be able to bear
to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
to be popular
dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
to eat up
mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder
drinking water
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
(of food) to absorb oil
way of eating
(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
(neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it
peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
(coll.) to suffer a humiliation
to eat without paying
to eat plain rice
(coll.) food
lit. to eat from government coffers
table manners
susceptible to force but not persuasion
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only
food and clothing
to eat without working (idiom)
to be a vegetarian
in short supply
to be sick of eating (sth); to be tired of eating (sth)
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
to suffer
to graze; to eat grass
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]
to take medicine
to be taken advantage of
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from
slot machine
to be a guest at a dinner party
Pac-Man (computer game)
to take liberties with (a woman)
see 吃豆人[chī dòu rén]
chowhound
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
to live off a woman
to feel jealous
(of a role) arduous
(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine
to be refused entrance (idiom)
to lead an idle life; to be a loafer
(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
to dine and dash
to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)
to eat (of bird or animal)
food
to eat one's fill
having nothing better to do
having nothing better to do
to eat out
popular
lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
to abstain from eating meat
lit. joint eaters
to devour
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be fired
vegetative existence
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
to gorge oneself
to eat and drink extravagantly
to eat and drink as much as one likes
to gorge oneself with food
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
snack bar
lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
Enjoy your meal!
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)
lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)
lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)
to be without food or clothing (idiom)
to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman
to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)
to gobble up
to eat raw
lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
to live frugally
lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
fig. to complain despite being privileged
fig. a May-December relationship
to eat and drink gluttonously
to stuff oneself with food
to bring trouble on oneself
to ask for trouble (idiom)
to beg for food
food sample
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
gluttonous; voracious
glutton
glutton
winner takes all
to freeload for food
to cadge a meal
unmoved by force or persuasion
to start eating
an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages
unpalatable
(coll.) snack food
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain