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Pinyin chī IPA [ʈʂʰɻ̩˥] Zhuyin
HSK 1 verb 动词 Book 1 · Lesson 8 freq #142

Meaning

'To eat': 吃苹果 'eat an apple'. When no particular food is named, the object 饭 'meal' is added: 吃饭 'to eat, have a meal'.

Examples

她吃。 tā chī She is eating.
我不想吃。 wǒ bù xiǎng chī I don't want to eat.
请吃点菜。 qǐng chī diǎn cài Please eat something.

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