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Traditional Character: +
+ is only found in HSK 5.
This character forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
This character forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
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Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
吃 (chī): to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer. Taiwan’s pronunciation for this sense is jí.
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
- 乞 (qǐ): to beg
苦 (kǔ): bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
- 艹 (cao): vegetable
- 古 (gǔ): ancient; old; paleo-
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 吃
HSK 1 Word List
- 吃 (chī): to eat; to have one’s meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to exhaust
HSK 2 Word List
- 好吃 (hǎo chī): tasty; delicious
HSK 4 Word List
- 吃惊 (chī jīng): to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- 小吃 (xiǎo chī): snack; refreshments; CL: 家 (jiā)
HSK 5 Word List
- 吃亏 (chī kuī): to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
HSK 6 Word List
- 吃苦 (chī kǔ): to bear; hardships
- 吃力 (chī lì): entail strenuous effort; be a strain
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 苦
HSK 4 Word List
- 苦 (kǔ): bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; painstaking
- 辛苦 (xīn kǔ): hard; exhausting; with much toil; thanks for your trouble
HSK 5 Word List
- 艰苦 (jiān kǔ): difficult; hard; arduous
- 刻苦 (kè kǔ): hardworking; assiduous
- 痛苦 (tòng kǔ): pain; suffering; painful; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 吃苦 (chī kǔ): to bear; hardships
- 苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái): bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
- 苦涩 (kǔ sè): bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
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