吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 HSK 7-9
- unable to get anything to eat
- to miss a meal
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吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
- 吃味 chī wèi ㄔ ㄨㄟˋ hek3 mei6 to be jealous
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
Idioms with these characters
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation