吃

chī

HSK 1

吃 — chī

1. to eat

   我们去吃饭吧。 wǒmen qù chīfàn ba — Let's go eat.

2. to eat at (a cafeteria, restaurant etc.)

   今天中午我们在学校食堂吃。 jīntiān zhōngwǔ wǒmen zài xuéxiàoshítáng chī — This noon we ate at the school canteen.

3. to eradicate; to destroy

   政府采取行动吃掉了这个犯罪团伙。 zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔxíngdòng chīdiào le zhège fànzuìtuánhuǒ — The government took action to wipe out this crime gang.

4. to absorb; to take in

   新技术被工厂迅速吃进了生产流程。 xīn jìshù bèi gōngchǎng xùnsù chī jìn le shēngchǎnliúchéng — The new technology was quickly absorbed into the factory's production process.

5. to suffer (a loss, shock, injury, defeat etc.)

   球队昨天吃了败仗。 qiúduì zuótiān chī le bàizhàng — The team suffered a defeat yesterday.