| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 吃 | chī | eat; eradicate; destroy; receive | |
| 喫 | 吃 | chī | eat |
| 吃不服 | chī bu fú | not be accustomed to eating sth; not be used to certain food | |
| 吃不開 | 吃不开 | chī bu kāi | be unpopular; won't work |
| 吃不來 | 吃不来 | chī bu lái | not be fond of certain food |
| 吃不上 | chī bu shàng | be unable to get something to eat; miss a meal | |
| 吃不下 | chī bu xià | not feel like eating; be unable to eat any more | |
| 吃不消 | chī bu xiāo | be unable to stand (exertion, fatigue, etc.) | |
| 吃不住 | chī bu zhù | be unable to bear or support | |
| 吃穿 | chī chuān | food and clothing | |
| 吃醋 | chī cù | jealousy | |
| 吃大戶 | 吃大户 | chī dà hù | mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation |
| 吃刀 | chī dāo | penetration of a cutting tool | |
| 吃飯 | 吃饭 | chī fàn | to eat a meal |
| 吃驚 | 吃惊 | chī jīng | to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear; hardships | |
| 吃苦頭 | 吃苦头 | chī kǔ tou | suffer |
| 吃虧 | 吃亏 | chī kuī | suffer losses; come to grief; get the worst of it |
| 吃力 | chī lì | entail strenuous effort; be a strain | |
| 吃完 | chī wán | to finish eating | |
| 大吃 | dà chī | gobble; eat quickly | |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious | |
| 吃 | jí | stammer | |
| 口吃 | kǒu chī | stammer | |
| 亂吃 | 乱吃 | luàn chī | to eat indiscriminately |
| 沒吃沒穿 | 没吃没穿 | méi chī méi chuān | (idiom) to be without food and clothing; be very poor |
| 使吃驚 | 使吃惊 | shǐ chī jīng | astonish; surprise |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack; refreshments | |
| 小吃店 | xiǎo chī diàn | snack bar; lunch room |
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