吃饭
HSK 1 (2021)
吃饭 (chīfàn) · to eat a meal
吃饭 (chīfàn) means “to eat a meal”. It is written with 2 characters: 吃 (to eat) + 饭 (meal). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 吃饭 is built
The characters
吃 chī · to eat
What 吃 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 乞qǐ — to beg
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 乞 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
饭 fàn · meal
What 饭 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 反fǎn — reverse
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 饣 gives the meaning, 反 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一起去吃饭吧。Wǒmen yīqǐ qù chīfàn ba.Let's go and eat together.
你在哪儿吃饭？Nǐ zài nǎr chīfàn?Where do you eat?
Questions about 吃饭
What does 吃饭 mean?
吃饭 (chīfàn) means “to eat a meal”.
How do you pronounce 吃饭?
吃饭 is pronounced chīfàn.
Which HSK level is 吃饭?
吃饭 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 吃惊chījīngsurprised
- 小吃xiǎochīsnack
- 吃亏chīkuīto lose out
- 吃苦chīkǔto endure hardship
- 吃力chīlìstrenuous
- 吃chīto eat
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
- 米饭mǐfàncooked rice
- 晚饭wǎnfàndinner
Learn 吃饭 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.