CHINESE WORD 021 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1

吃 chī

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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS

What does 吃 mean in Chinese?

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SIMPLIFIED吃

Official syllabus record 吃 · entry 21.

TRADITIONAL喫

The corresponding traditional learning form.

PINYIN + PART OF SPEECHchī

动 · verb

1 LEARNING SENSE

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吃Usage 1 of 1
eatv. eat

我在吃饭。

I'm eating.

CHARACTERS · VERIFIED LOCAL STROKES

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吃6 strokesCHARACTER 1 OF 1Inspect and write 吃

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Open stroke order →
RECOGNISE → RETRIEVE → USE

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