How to write 吃
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HSK level
HSK 1吃 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
吃 in a sentence
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你 吃 饭 了 吗 ？Have you eaten?
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我 想 吃 饺 子 。I want to eat dumplings.
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他 喜 欢 吃 苹 果 。He likes eating apples.
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我 们 去 吃 饭 吧 。Let's go eat.
吃 vs 喝 vs 尝
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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喝 hē to drink
吃 takes solids, 喝 takes liquids — 吃饭 'eat a meal' vs 喝水 'drink water'. Exception: medicine is 吃药 'take medicine', even liquid.
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尝 cháng to taste; to try (food)
尝 = a small taste to check the flavor — 尝尝这个 'try this'. 吃 = actually eating it.