好吃
hào chī
Pinyin

Definition

好吃
 - 
hào chī
  1. to be fond of eating
  2. to be gluttonous
好吃
 - 
hǎo chī
  1. tasty
  2. delicious

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chī
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 to consume
  3. 3 to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  4. 4 to eradicate
  5. 5 to destroy
  6. 6 to absorb
  7. 7 to suffer
  8. 8 to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [jí])
hǎo
  1. 1 good
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 good to
  5. 5 easy to
  6. 6 very
  7. 7 so
  8. 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
  9. 9 (of two people) close
  10. 10 on intimate terms
  11. 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
gāng hǎo
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 exactly
  3. 3 to happen to be
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
chī chī
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
  2. 2 sound of stammering
chī wán
  1. 1 to finish eating
chī diào
  1. 1 to eat up
  2. 2 to consume
chī fàn
  1. 1 to have a meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 to make a living
chī bǎo
  1. 1 to eat one's fill
hǎo bù róng yì
  1. 1 with great difficulty
  2. 2 very difficult
hǎo jiǔ
  1. 1 quite a while
hǎo sì
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to be like
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 as if
  2. 2 to seem like
hǎo yǒu
  1. 1 close friend
  2. 2 pal
  3. 3 (social networking website) friend
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
hǎo chī
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 delicious
hǎo duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 quite a lot
  3. 3 much better
hào qí
  1. 1 inquisitive
  2. 2 curious
  3. 3 inquisitiveness
  4. 4 curiosity
hǎo hǎo
  1. 1 well
  2. 2 carefully
  3. 3 nicely
  4. 4 properly
hǎo jǐ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 quite a few
hǎo xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 good intentions

Idioms (20)

不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 undiscriminating
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
  1. 1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
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. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 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. 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. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
  1. 1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. 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. 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. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
  1. 1 to eat without working (idiom)
  2. 2 to take one's pay and not care about the rest
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃着碗里,看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

Sample Sentences

这道菜很好吃,你试试。
zhè dào cài hěn hǎochī ,nǐ shì shì 。
This dish is delicious. Give it a try.
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我吃过,好好吃。
wǒ chī guò ,hǎo hǎochī 。
I have tried it before, and it tastes so good.
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我从来没吃过这么好吃的东西。
wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhème hǎochī de dōngxi 。
I have never eaten such amazing food before.
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这边的西餐是很好吃,但是中餐可就一言难尽了。
zhèbiān de xīcān shì hěn hǎochī ,dànshì Zhōngcān kě jiù yīyánnánjìn le 。
The western food here is very delicious, but the Chinese food is hard to say.
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中国的美食文化博大精深,好吃的美食更是数不胜数。
Zhōngguó de měishí wénhuà bódàjīngshēn ,hǎochī de měishí gèngshì shǔbùshèngshǔ 。
Chinese food culture is very broad and profound. There are countless delicious foods.
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德国面包比法国面包好吃。
Déguó miànbāo bǐ Fǎguó miànbāo hǎochī 。
German bread tastes better than French bread.
Go to Lesson 
薯条好不好吃?
shǔtiáo hǎo bù hǎochī ?
And your fries, are they good or not?
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好吃。
hǎochī 。
It’s very good.
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米饭太好吃了!我每个小时都要吃一点儿。
mǐfàn tài hǎochī le !wǒ měi ge xiǎoshí dōu yào chī yīdiǎnr5 。
Rice is too delicious! I have to eat some every hour.
苹果好吃吗?
píngguǒ hǎochī ma ?
Is the apple tasty?