be able to eat; can accept (food)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
can accept a certain food; find a food tolerable
neutralUsed to indicate that one can eat a certain food, often without strong feelings of dislike, but does not necessarily imply enjoyment. Often used in comparison (e.g., I can eat A, but not B). The 'de' is neutral tone.
Niú牛
ròu肉
wǒ我
hái还
chī吃
de得
lái来
，
yáng羊
ròu肉
jiù就
chī吃
bù不
lái来
le了
。
I can eat beef, but I can't eat lamb.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
là辣
dù度
wǒ我
hái还
chī吃
de得
lái来
，
bù不
suàn算
tài太
cì刺
jī激
。
I can handle this level of spiciness; it's not too intense.
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Nǐ你
chī吃
de得
lái来
shēng生
yú鱼
piàn片
ma吗
？
Can you eat sashimi?
Wài外
guó国
cài菜
tā他
jī基
běn本
dōu都
chī吃
de得
lái来
。
He can eat most foreign dishes.
Wǒ我
chī吃
de得
lái来
xiāng香
cài菜
，
zhǐ只
shì是
bù不
tài太
xǐ喜
huān欢
。
I can tolerate cilantro; I just don't like it much.