小
吃
(n.) snack, refreshment; small and cheap dishes; (of Western food) cold dish
大
吃
一
惊
(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
吃
亏
(sep-v.) suffer losses, be at a disadvantage
吃
苦
(sep-v.) bear hardships
吃
力
(adj.) exhausting, hard
吃
喝
玩
乐
(phr.) eat, drink, and be merry; abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
口
吃
(v.) to stutter, to stammer | (n.) stuttering, stammering
贪
吃
(phr.) be gluttonous
Same pronunciation
16
哧
(onom.) giggling | breathing | tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc
嗤
laugh at | jeer | scoff at | sneer at
媸
ugly woman
彨
variant of 螭[chi1]
摛
to spread (fame) | wield (pen)
樆
manjack or cordia (genus Cordia)
瓻
large wine jar
痴
(adj.) foolish, stupid; obsessed, infatuated | (char.) person who's infatuated with or crazy about sth.
眵
(bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)
离
mythical beast (archaic)
笞
to whip with bamboo strips
粚
old variant of 黐[chi1]
螭
dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) | variant of 魑[chi1]
魑
used in 魑魅[chi1 mei4]
鸱
scops owl
黐
birdlime
Similar pronunciation
46
迟
(adj.) slow; late
池
(n.) pond, reservoir | (n.) enclosed place with raised sides, moat
尺
(n./m.) ruler; ruler-shaped instrument; instrument for drawing graphs; traditional unit of length (equal to 1/3 meter) | (n.) a note of the scale of gongchepu (which is equivalent to re in numbered musical notations)
持
(v.) to grasp or hold (in one's hand); to maintain | (char.) to be in charge, to run, to manage; to support; to oppose; to control, dominate
侈
(char.) wasteful; extravagant
傺
to detain | to hinder
匙
spoon
叱
to scold | shout at | to hoot at
呎
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) | old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3]
啻
only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) | (not) just
坻
islet | rock in river
墀
courtyard
奓
old variant of 侈[chi3]
弛
(v.) relax, slacken, unstring a bow, loosen
彳
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) | see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
彽
go to and fro
扡
drag along
抶
beat | flog
敇
Imperial command or edict
敕
variant of 敕[chi4]
斥
(char.) scold, denounce; to repel, to exclude; to provide fund
欼
drink
歯
Japanese variant of 齒|齿
炽
to burn | to blaze | splendid | illustrious
痓
(TCM) wind-related disease characterized by spasms, convulsions and stiffness
瘛
used in 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4] | Taiwan pr. [qi4]
竾
variant of 篪[chi2]
箎
bamboo flute with 8 holes
篪
bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
翅
(n.) wing; (shark's) fin
Synonyms
57
上
(adj.) previous, last (used before nouns to show something happened earlier); higher in position | (v.) to get on, to get in (a car); to advance; to present (to a higher level); to leave for; to up to (a certain amount) | (n.) (after a noun) on, in, at, above, indicating an aspect; (after a verb, indicating) upward, an amount, a result, begin and continue doing... | (v.) serve; install; screw, twist; apply; fall (for a ruse) | (v.) to wind (the clock, watch etc.) | (n.) high place, higher position; superior, senior; emperor | (char.) used in 上声
喝
(v.) drink | (v.) shout loudly
知
道
(v.) to know, to realize, to understand, to be aware of
懂
(v.) understand, know
了
解
(v.) know, comprehend, understand; investigate, inquire about, try to find out
懂
得
to understand; to know; to comprehend
熟
悉
(v.) be familiar with, know well
理
解
(v.) understand, comprehend
破
(v./adj.) break; break (a banknote) into small change; get rid of, make an exception; defeat; solve; broken; shabby, lousy
承
受
(v.) to bear, to sustain, to endure
承
担
(v.) undertake, take in hand, shoulder
把
握
(n./v.) assurance, certainty; take hold of, guide; control; (applied to abstract things) grasp, hold, seize
担
任
(v.) hold the position of, take the job as
掌
握
(v.) to master, to grasp, to know well; to control, to have in hand
消
费
(v.) to consume, to expend
花
费
expense | cost | to spend (time or money) | expenditure
负
担
(v./n.) to bear, to undertake; load, burden
食
用
to eat; to consume | edible
占
有
to have | to own | to hold | to occupy | to possess | to account for (a high proportion etc)
Monkeys seem to have only understood a "three" mentioned by their masters and feel that they have suffered losses.
冰
过
的
西
瓜
更
好
吃
。
Ice watermelon tastes better.
每
天
晚
上
妈
妈
都
为
我
们
准
备
好
吃
的
晚
饭
。
Mother prepares a delicious dinner for us every night.
妹
妹
吃
饭
吃
得
很
慢
。
My sister eats slowly.
我
们
一
起
吃
饭
吧
?
Shall we have dinner together?
吃
得
慢
一
点
。
Eat slowly.
我
喜
欢
吃
羊
肉
。
I like mutton.
你
在
吃
什
么
?
What are you eating?
这
个
消
息
太
让
人
吃
惊
了
。
The news is amazing.
这
个
蛋
糕
看
起
来
很
好
吃
。
This cake looks delicious.
我
的
午
饭
总
会
被
人
吃
了
。
My lunch will always be eaten.
我
很
喜
欢
吃
玉
米
。
I like corn very much.
我
太
吃
惊
了
!
我
同
学
竟
然
会
开
飞
机
!
I'm so surprised! My classmate can fly planes!
我
把
家
里
的
水
果
都
吃
光
了
。
I ate up all the fruit at home.
家
里
的
水
果
都
吃
光
了
,
我
们
再
去
买
一
些
。
We have eaten up all the fruits at home, so let's buy some more.
我
们
在
饭
厅
吃
饭
。
We eat in the dining room.
小
狗
吃
得
多
。
The puppy eats a lot.
我
吃
了
一
些
饺
子
。
I ate some dumplings.
你
们
想
吃
什
么
?
What would you like to eat?
吃
药
to take medicine
吃
饭
to have a meal | to eat | to make a living
难
吃
unpalatable
我
吃
饱
了
。
I'm full.
你
想
吃
什
么
?
What do you want to eat?
吃
早
饭
have breakfast
吃
晚
饭
have supper
吃
午
饭
to have lunch
我
吃
完
了
。
I have finished eating.
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