Chinese Character Dictionary

吃了定心丸

chī le dìng xīn wán

to feel reassured

吃人

chī rén

exploitative

吃人不吐骨头

chī rén bù tŭ gŭ tóu

ruthless

吃刀

chī dāo

penetration of a cutting tool

吃到饱

chī dào băo

all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)

吃力

chī lì

to entail strenuous effort

吃力不讨好

chī lì bù tăo hăo

arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

吃喝

chī hē

food and drink

吃喝嫖赌

chī hē piáo dŭ

to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling

吃喝拉撒睡

chī hē lā sā shuì

to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep

吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)

吃坏

chī huài

to get sick because of bad food

吃大户

chī dà hù

mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation

吃大亏

chī dà kuī

to cost one dearly

吃奶

chī năi

to suck the breast (for milk)

吃奶之力

chī năi zhī lì

all one's strength

吃奶的力气

chī năi de lì qi

all one's strength

吃奶的气力

chī năi de qì lì

utmost effort

吃完

chī wán

to finish eating

吃布

chī bù

to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)

吃后悔药

chī hòu huĭ yào

(fig.) to regret (doing sth)

吃得住

chī de zhù

to be able to bear

吃得消

chī de xiāo

to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)

吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

chī dé kŭ zhōng kŭ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)

吃得开

chī de kāi

to be popular

吃掉

chī diào

to eat up

吃法

chī fă

way of eating

吃熊心豹子胆

chī xióng xīn bào zi dăn

to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)

吃牢饭

chī láo fàn

to do prison time (Tw)

吃白食

chī bái shí

to eat without paying

吃皇粮

chī huáng liáng

lit. to eat from government coffers

吃相

chī xiàng

table manners

吃空额

chī kòng è

to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

吃空饷

chī kòng xiăng

to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

吃穿

chī chuān

food and clothing

吃粮不管事

chī liáng bù guăn shì

to eat without working (idiom)

吃素

chī sù

to be a vegetarian

吃紧

chī jĭn

in short supply

吃苦

chī kŭ

to bear

吃苦耐劳

chī kŭ nài láo

hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

吃苦头

chī kŭ tou

to suffer

吃着碗里，看着锅里

chī zhe wăn lĭ , kàn zhe guō lĭ

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)

吃着碗里，瞧着锅里

chī zhe wăn lĭ , qiáo zhe guō lĭ

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wăn lĭ , kàn zhe guō lĭ]

吃药

chī yào

to take medicine

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

吃亏上当

chī kuī shàng dàng

to be taken advantage of

吃里爬外

chī lĭ pá wài

to work against the interests of sb one derives support from

吃角子老虎

chī jiăo zi lăo hu

slot machine

吃豆人

chī dòu rén

Pac-Man (computer game)

吃豆腐

chī dòu fu

to eat tofu

吃豆豆

chī dòu dòu

see 吃豆人[chī dòu rén]

吃软不吃硬

chī ruăn bù chī yìng

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)

吃软饭

chī ruăn fàn

to live off a woman

吃醋

chī cù

to feel jealous

吃错药

chī cuò yào

confused (slang)

吃闲饭

chī xián fàn

to live as a parasite

吃霸王餐

chī bà wáng cān

to dine and dash

吃食

chī shí

to eat (of bird or animal)

吃饭

chī fàn

to eat a meal

吃饱

chī băo

to eat one's fill