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吃豆腐
chī dòu fu
Pinyin
Definition
吃豆腐
-
chī dòu fu
to eat tofu
to flirt
to tease
Character Decomposition
吃
口
丿
一
㇠
豆
豆
腐
广
亻
寸
肉
Related Words
(20)
吃
chī
1
to eat
2
to consume
3
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
4
to eradicate
5
to destroy
6
to absorb
7
to suffer
8
to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [jí])
吃力
chī lì
1
to entail strenuous effort
2
to toil at a task
3
strenuous
4
laborious
5
strain
吃吃
chī chī
1
(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
2
sound of stammering
吃喝
chī hē
1
to eat and drink
2
food and drink
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
1
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
2
to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃完
chī wán
1
to finish eating
吃掉
chī diào
1
to eat up
2
to consume
吃素
chī sù
1
to be a vegetarian
吃苦
chī kǔ
1
to bear hardships
吃药
chī yào
1
to take medicine
吃亏
chī kuī
1
to suffer losses
2
to come to grief
3
to lose out
4
to get the worst of it
5
to be at a disadvantage
6
unfortunately
吃醋
chī cù
1
to feel jealous
吃饭
chī fàn
1
to have a meal
2
to eat
3
to make a living
吃饱
chī bǎo
1
to eat one's fill
土豆
tǔ dòu
1
potato
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
(Tw) peanut
4
CL:顆|颗[kē]
大吃大喝
dà chī dà hē
1
to eat and drink as much as one likes
2
to make a pig of oneself
大豆
dà dòu
1
soybean
好吃
hǎo chī
1
tasty
2
delicious
小吃
xiǎo chī
1
snack
2
refreshments
3
CL:家[jiā]
红豆
hóng dòu
1
azuki bean
2
red bean
Idioms
(20)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
1
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
1
to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
1
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
1
lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
2
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
吃一堑,长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
1
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
1
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
2
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
1
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
2
fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
1
to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
1
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
1
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
2
to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
1
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
1
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
2
to pluck up some courage
吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
1
to eat without working (idiom)
2
to take one's pay and not care about the rest
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
1
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃着碗里,看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
1
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
2
not content with what one already has
3
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
1
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
2
amenable to coaxing but not coercion
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
1
to be refused entrance (idiom)
2
to find the door closed
Sample Sentences
吃豆腐
chīdòufu
to cop a feel, feel somebody up
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吃豆腐
chī dòufu
to eat tofu
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去人多的地方要小心,很容易被别人吃豆腐。
qù rén duō de dìfang yào xiǎoxīn ,hěn róngyì bèi biérén chī dòufu 。
When going to a crowded place, you have to be careful. It's easy to get groped.
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