吃 chī
“to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy”
verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
吃 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 21: 吃 chī — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 80
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 吃
吃 means "to eat" and is one of the most basic everyday verbs. It is used with foods and meals as its object, and the pattern is simply 吃 + food (or 吃饭 for "eat a meal").
例句Example sentences
- 我每天吃米饭。wǒ měi tiān chī mǐ fàn.I eat rice every day.
- 你想吃什么？nǐ xiǎng chī shén me?What do you want to eat?
- 我们一起吃饭吧。wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn ba.Let's eat together.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我吃饭了米饭。
✓我吃了米饭。
吃饭 already means "eat a meal", so the specific food goes directly after 吃, not after 吃饭.
义项All meanings
- chī: to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- chī: variant of 吃