吃 (chī) – Word of the Day | Toronto Chinese Academy
Learn the Mandarin word “吃 (chī)” — meaning to eat. Includes pinyin, English definitions, example sentences, and visually similar characters.
Simplified： 吃
Pinyin： chī
Traditional： 吃
to eat
to consume, to take in
Examples:
1,
我每天早上吃面包。
I eat bread every morning.
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2,
他喜欢吃辣的食物。
He likes to eat spicy food.
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3,
小孩不想吃蔬菜。
The child doesn’t want to eat vegetables.
Visually Similar / Easily Confused Characters
At Toronto Chinese Academy, learners explore the basic yet essential verb “吃,” which appears in countless daily expressions, from 吃饭 (eat a meal) to 吃惊 (to be surprised).