chīxiāng

吃香

Word · Adjective

popular; in high demand; highly valued

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

popular; in demand; highly valued

informal

Often used in spoken Chinese to describe a person, skill, or product that is favored or sought after. Implies a benefit or advantage in a certain context.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
chǎn产
pǐn品
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
hěn很
chī吃
xiāng香
 。

This product is very popular in the market.

Shǒu手
yì艺
gāo高
chāo超
de的
rén人
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
dōu都
chī吃
xiāng香
 。

People with superb skills are highly valued everywhere.

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Huì会
jiǎng讲
Yīng英
yǔ语
de的
xiāo销
shòu售
yuán员
xiàn现
zài在
tè特
bié别
chī吃
xiāng香
 。

Salespeople who can speak English are in particularly high demand now.

Jì计
suàn算
jī机
zhuān专
yè业
zài在
dà大
xué学
lǐ里
yī一
zhí直
hěn很
chī吃
xiāng香
 。

Computer science majors have always been popular in universities.