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| Pronunciation |
: |
chī |
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| Meaning |
: |
- eat; take; consume; feed. (v)
- exhaust; be a strain on. (v)
- suffer; bear; incur. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
喫 |
| Usage |
: |
25.3% |
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Sentences:
| 1. I want to eat an apple. |
| wǒ |
yào |
chī |
píng |
guǒ |
。 |
| 我 |
要 |
吃 |
苹 |
果 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 要 |
: |
want to |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 苹果 |
: |
apple |
|
| 2. After a long day’s journey, I felt exhausted. |
| wǒ |
pǎo |
le |
yì |
tiān |
lù |
， |
gǎn |
dào |
hěn |
chī |
lì |
。 |
| 我 |
跑 |
了 |
一 |
天 |
路 |
， |
感 |
到 |
很 |
吃 |
力 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 跑 |
: |
run around |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 天 |
: |
day |
| 路 |
: |
journey, distance |
| 感到 |
: |
feel, sense |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 吃力 |
: |
exhausted |
|
| 3. I won’t take all this lying down. |
| wǒ |
kě |
bù |
chī |
zhè |
yí |
tào |
。 |
| 我 |
可 |
不 |
吃 |
这 |
一 |
套 |
。 |
|
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|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 可 |
: |
|
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 吃 |
: |
take |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 套 |
: |
(measure word) set, suit, suite (used for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.) |
|
| 4. He took a bullet in the chest. |
| tā |
xiōng |
kǒu |
chī |
le |
yì |
qiāng |
。 |
| 他 |
胸 |
口 |
吃 |
了 |
一 |
枪 |
。 |
|
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 胸 |
: |
chest |
| 口 |
: |
mouth |
| 胸口 |
: |
chest |
| 吃 |
: |
take |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
| 枪 |
: |
rifle, gun, firearm |
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