吃 ⇒
吃 chī, [喫], to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/...
吃饭 chīfàn, [吃飯], to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
吃惊 chījīng, [吃驚], to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
好吃 hǎochī/hàochī, tasty/delicious, to be fond of eating/to be gluttonous
大吃一惊 dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
吃醋 chīcù, to feel jealous
吃光 小吃 xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
吃素 chīsù, to be a vegetarian
难吃 nánchī, [難吃], unpalatable
吃力 chīlì, to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain
吃亏 chīkuī, [吃虧], to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a ...
吃不消 chībuxiāo, to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage
吃药 chīyào, [吃藥], to take medicine
贪吃 tānchī, [貪吃], gluttonous/voracious
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
白吃 báichī, to eat without paying/to eat for free
吃一堑 口吃 kǒuchī, to stammer/to stutter/also pr. [kǒu jí]
吃香 chīxiāng, popular/in demand/well regarded
吃喝 chīhē, to eat and drink/food and drink
小吃店 xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
大吃大喝 dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
吃法 chīfǎ, way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to...
吃得消 chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè, [吃喝玩樂], to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃得开 chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
吃官司 chīguānsī, to face legal action/to get sued
吃荤 吃吃喝喝 吃水 chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
吃老本 狗吃屎 gǒuchīshǐ, to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
吃里扒外 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work
吃闲饭 chīxiánfàn, [吃閒飯], to live as a parasite/doing nothing to earn one's keep
吃败仗 吃回扣 吃闭门羹 chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
小吃部 小吃摊 吃哑巴亏 chīyǎbakuī, [吃啞巴虧], to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
吃透 坐吃山空 zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
紧 ⇒
紧张 jǐnzhāng, [緊張], nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce/CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
紧 jǐn, [緊], tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten
紧急 jǐnjí, [緊急], urgent/emergency
赶紧 gǎnjǐn, [趕緊], hurriedly/without delay
抓紧 zhuājǐn, [抓緊], to grasp firmly/to pay special attention to/to rush in/to make the most of
无关紧要 wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
不要紧 bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
紧紧 jǐnjǐn, [緊緊], closely/tightly
要紧 yàojǐn, [要緊], important/urgent
紧密 jǐnmì, [緊密], inseparably close
紧身 jǐnshēn, [緊身], skintight
紧身衣 紧迫 jǐnpò, [緊迫], pressing/urgent
紧跟 jǐngēn, [緊跟], to follow precisely/to comply with
紧接着 紧跟着 握紧 紧凑 jǐncòu, [緊湊], compact/terse/tight (schedule)
加紧 jiājǐn, [加緊], to intensify/to speed up/to step up
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
收紧 shōujǐn, [收緊], to tighten up (restrictions etc)
紧急状态 jǐnjízhuàngtài, [緊急狀態], state of emergency
紧要 jǐnyào, [緊要], critical/crucial/vital
紧握 jǐnwò, [緊握], to hold firmly, not let go
紧贴 jǐntiē, [緊貼], to stick close to/to press up against
咬紧牙关 yǎojǐnyáguān, [咬緊牙關], lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pa...
紧逼 jǐnbī, [緊逼], to press hard/to close in on
紧缩 jǐnsuō, [緊縮], (economics) to reduce/to curtail/to cut back/to tighten/austerity/tightening/cru...
紧缺 jǐnquē, [緊缺], in short supply/scarce
紧张症 手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
紧追不舍 松紧带 sōngjǐndài, [鬆緊帶], (a length of) elastic
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
紧迫感 紧箍咒 jǐngūzhòu, [緊箍咒], the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/a spell or incantation for con...
松紧 紧接 jǐnjiē, [緊接], immediately adjacent/immediately following/to follow closely on
紧凑型 至关紧要 紧邻 jǐnlín, [緊鄰], to be right next to/close neighbor
紧急灯 手紧 shǒujǐn, [手緊], tightfisted/stingy/short of money/hard up
勒紧 lēijǐn, [勒緊], to tighten
紧迫性 严紧 yánjǐn, [嚴緊], strict/tight
紧锣密鼓 紧巴巴 jǐnbābā, [緊巴巴], tight fitting/hard up (i.e. lacking money)
口紧 紧绷绷 jǐnbēngbēng, [緊繃繃], tight/stretched/(face, lips) taut/strained
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