to eat; to have a meal
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to eat; to consume food; to have a meal
formalMore formal than '吃饭'. Often used in medical, biological, or formal contexts. Also used to describe animals eating.
Àn按
shí时
jìn进
shí食
shì是
gè个
hǎo好
xí习
guàn惯
，
duì对
jiàn健
kāng康
yǒu有
yì益
。
Eating on time is a good habit and is beneficial to health.
Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
bìng病
rén人
shǎo少
liàng量
duō多
cān餐
，
měi每
tiān天
jìn进
shí食
sì四
dào到
wǔ五
cì次
。
The doctor advised the patient to eat small, frequent meals, four to five times a day.
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Zhè这
zhī只
dòng动
wù物
zài在
yè夜
jiān间
huó活
dòng动
bìng并
jìn进
shí食
。
This animal is active and feeds at night.
Jìn进
shí食
hòu后
bù不
yí宜
lì立
jí即
jìn进
xíng行
jù剧
liè烈
yùn运
dòng动
。
It is not advisable to engage in strenuous exercise immediately after eating.
Zài在
shǒu手
shù术
qián前
bā八
xiǎo小
shí时
，
huàn患
zhě者
xū需
yào要
tíng停
zhǐ止
jìn进
shí食
。
The patient needs to stop eating eight hours before the surgery.