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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)
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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 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
要 |
: |
want to |
吃 |
: |
eat |
苹果 |
: |
apple |
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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 |
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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 |
: |
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不 |
: |
not |
吃 |
: |
take |
这 |
: |
this |
一 |
: |
(numeral) one |
套 |
: |
(measure word) set, suit, suite (used for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.) |
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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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