{"id":7079,"date":"2019-10-26T16:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T16:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-words-phrases\/chinese-language-vocabulary-han-yu-ci-hui-chinese-words-about-eat-chi\/"},"modified":"2019-10-26T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T16:16:22","slug":"chinese-language-vocabulary-han-yu-ci-hui-chinese-words-about-eat-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-language-vocabulary-han-yu-ci-hui-chinese-words-about-eat-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese language vocabulary \u6c49\u8bed\u8bcd\u6c47 Chinese words about eat \u5403"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chinese value food so much that usually, when meeting someone, besides the usual “\u4f60\u597d\u5417?” they’ll ask “\u5403\u4e86\u5417?”<\/p>\n

Besides the obvious “\u5403\u996d” here’s a list of top used phrases with \u5403:<\/p>\n

1. \u5403\u82e6 (ch\u012b k\u01d4): to bear hardships
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This phrase is used frequently in Chinese. Though literally meaning to “eat bitterness,” it’s meaning is to be able to endure trying times. I’ve often heard parents reprimand their children and finish with a “\u4f60\u4e00\u70b9\u90fd\u4e0d\u4f1a\u5403\u82e6.” It means that they can’t or don’t know how to bear hardships.<\/p>\n

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“n\u01d0 men yào zuò hào ch\u012b k\u01d4 de zh\u01d4n bèi”
“\u4f60\u4eec\u8981\u505a\u597d\u5403\u82e6\u7684\u51c6\u5907“<\/div>\n
“You all need to be prepared to work hard“<\/div>\n

2. \u5403\u9999 (ch\u012b xi\u0101ng): popular
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Literally, this means to eat something fragrant or delicious. It’s used mostly to describe something that popular with a slight implication that whatever the something is, it has an advantage over the other products.<\/p>\n

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“wèi hé jìn k\u01d2u gu\u01d2 zh\u012b hái néng zhè me ch\u012b xi\u0101ng”
“\u4e3a\u4f55\u8fdb\u53e3\u679c\u6c41\u8fd8\u80fd\u8fd9\u4e48\u5403\u9999”<\/div>\n
“Why is it that im<\/em>ported juice is so popular“<\/div>\n

3. \u5403\u60ca (ch\u012b j\u012bng): the be surprised
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Not o<\/em>nly can you eat bitterness and fragrant food, but also shock! Literally, \u5403\u60ca translates into “eating shock” in English. However, it just means to be surprised and can be used in any situation wher there’s an unexpected result that surprises you.<\/p>\n

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“t\u0101 tu\u012b ch\u016b de sù dù rú c\u01d0 zh\u012b kuài, ràng w\u01d2 g\u01cen dào ch\u012b j\u012bng”
“\u5b83\u63a8\u51fa\u7684\u901f\u5ea6\u5982\u6b64\u4e4b\u5feb\uff0c\u8ba9\u6211\u611f\u5230\u5403\u60ca”<\/div>\n
“ It launched so fast that I made me feel surprised“<\/div>\n

4. \u5403\u4e8f (ch\u012b ku\u012b): to be at a disadvantage
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The Chinese phrase this with the literal translation being to “eat loss.” \u4e8f is to lack something. It is used in situations wher you’re at a disadvantage. For example, if I were in China and didn’t know how to bargain when I was at a market, then I would definitely \u5403\u4e8f because I’d end up paying a lot more than I should.<\/p>\n

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“w\u01d2 huì b\u01ce gèng du\u014d de lì rùn ràng g\u011bi kè hù, kàn q\u01d0 lái shì ch\u012b ku\u012b le”
“\u6211\u4f1a\u628a\u66f4\u591a\u7684\u5229\u6da6\u8ba9\u7ed9\u5ba2\u6237\uff0c\u770b\u8d77\u6765\u662f\u5403\u4e8f\u4e86”<\/div>\n
“I will put more of the profits towards the customers, but it looks like it would be a disadvantage to do so ”<\/div>\n

5. \u5403\u529b (ch\u012b lì): exhausting; difficult
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Literally meaning to “eat strength,” it would make sense that if you eat up your strength, you’d be exhausted. This phrase means that it would be difficult or tough for you. For example, lifting a 40lb. box for a 5 year old girl would be very \u5403\u529b.<\/p>\n

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“ràng dà izhe 300 dù l\u01ceo hu\u0101 jìng de chá ixìng d\u014dng, zuò q\u01d0 lái h\u011bn ch\u012b lì“
“\u8ba9\u6234\u7740300\u5ea6\u8001\u82b1\u955c\u7684\u67f4\u5174\u4e1c\uff0c\u505a\u8d77\u6765\u5f88\u5403\u529b“<\/div>\n
“To Chai Xingdong who wears – 3.0 pres<\/em>cription glasses, doing it is tough“<\/div>\n

The action of eating can be found throughout the Chinese language but doesn’t literally mean someone eating food, but perhaps experiencing surprise or being popular. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n