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Main Radical of Character

  • 口 kǒu mouth
  • wǔ N/A
  • 乙 yǐ second
Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to stammer (taiwan pr. for this sense is [ji2])

Common Chinese Words Using 吃

Traditional Chinese Pinyin Yale Jyutping English Definition for Chinese Text
吃 飯
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 faan6 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 faan6 to have a meal / to eat / to make a living
吃 驚
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 ging1 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 ging1 to be startled / to be shocked / to be amazed
吃 完
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 yun4 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 jyun4 to finish eating
好 吃
hou2, hou3 gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 hou2, hou3 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 tasty / delicious
大 吃
daai6 gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 daai6 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 to gorge oneself / to pig out
吃 喝
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 hot3 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 hot3 to eat and drink / food and drink
吃 力
gat1, hat1, hek3, yaak3 lik6 gat1, hat1, hek3, jaak3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain

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