吃素 chī sù ㄔ ㄙㄨˋ hek3 sou3
- to be a vegetarian
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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
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 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)
素
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 因素 yīn sù ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ jan1 sou3 element
- 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ pok3 sou3 plain and simple
- 激素 jī sù ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨˋ gik1 sou3 hormone
- 素描 sù miáo ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ sou3 miu4 sketch
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- 素材 sù cái ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ sou3 coi4 source material (in literature and art)
- 素质 素質 sù zhì ㄙㄨˋ ㄓˋ sou3 zat1 inner quality
- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 素养 素養 sù yǎng ㄙㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇ sou3 joeng5 (personal) accomplishment
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 抗生素 kàng shēng sù ㄎㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ kong3 sang1 sou3 antibiotic
- 维生素 維生素 wéi shēng sù ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ wai4 sang1 sou3 vitamin
- 素不相识 素不相識 sù bù xiāng shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1 to be total strangers (idiom)
- 互素 hù sù ㄏㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ wu6 sou3 (math.) coprime
- 像素 xiàng sù ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄙㄨˋ zoeng6 sou3 pixel
- 俭素 儉素 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gim6 sou3 thrifty and plain
- 全素 quán sù ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ cyun4 sou3 vegan
- 名素 míng sù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄙㄨˋ ming4 sou3 variant of 名宿
- 味素 wèi sù ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ mei6 sou3 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 奶素 nǎi sù ㄋㄞˇ ㄙㄨˋ naai5 sou3 (adjective) lacto-vegetarian
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)
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 轻饶素放 輕饒素放 qīng ráo sù fàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄠˊ ㄙㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ hing1 jiu4 sou3 fong3 easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
- 尸位素餐 shī wèi sù cān ㄕ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄘㄢ si1 wai6 sou3 caan1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
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- 素不相能 sù bù xiāng néng ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄋㄥˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 nang4 unable to get along (idiom)
- 素不相识 素不相識 sù bù xiāng shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ sou3 bat1 soeng1 sik1 to be total strangers (idiom)
- 素昧平生 sù mèi píng shēng ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ sou3 mui6 ping4 sang1 (idiom) to have never met sb before; entirely unacquainted
- 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄢ sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1 lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 杨贵妃) (idiom)
- 素未谋面 素未謀面 sù wèi móu miàn ㄙㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ sou3 mei6 mau4 min6 (idiom) to have never met
- 我行我素 wǒ xíng wǒ sù ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ ngo5 hang4 ngo5 sou3 to continue in one's own way (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 是 吃素 的 。
I am a vegetarian.
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我 的 朋友 是 吃素 的 ， 可是 我 没有 沒有 告诉 告訴 他 汤 湯 里 裏 有 肉 。
Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.
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