吃 chī to eat; to consumeto eat at (a cafeteria etc)to eradicate; to destroyto absorbto suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) Example sentences 你喜欢吃什么？ nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? What do you like to eat? 你喜不喜欢吃美国菜？ nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan chī měiguó cài? Do you like American food?