How to say "to eat" in Chinese
吃
chīto eatPart of speech: Verbs
"to eat" in Chinese is 吃 — pronounced chī.
In a sentence
- 你好！你要吃什么？Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ yào chī shénme?Hello! What would you like to eat?
- 我们的牛肉面很好吃。Wǒmen de niúròumiàn hěn hǎochī.Our beef noodles are delicious.
- 不贵！很好吃，也很好看。Bú guì! Hěn hǎochī, yě hěn hǎokàn.Not expensive! Tasty and good-looking too.
Sentence patterns that use it
- 我要吃___。I want to eat ___.
- 我感冒了。I have a cold.
- ___ 好吃吗？Is ___ tasty?
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