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)/...
请 ⇒
请 qǐng, [請], to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request
邀请 yāoqǐng, [邀請], to invite/invitation/CL:個|个[gè]
申请 shēnqǐng, [申請], to apply for sth/application (form etc)/CL:份[fèn]
请求 qǐngqiú, [請求], to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[gè]
请问 qǐngwèn, [請問], Excuse me, may I ask...?
请便 qǐngbiàn, [請便], Please do as you wish!/You are welcome to do whatever you like!/Please make your...
请客 qǐngkè, [請客], to give a dinner party/to entertain guests/to invite to dinner
有请 yǒuqǐng, [有請], to request the pleasure of seeing sb/to ask sb in/to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make...
请假 qǐngjià, [請假], to request leave of absence
请勿 邀请函 yāoqǐnghán, [邀請函], invitation letter/CL:封[fēng]
申请表 shēnqǐngbiǎo, [申請表], application form
聘请 pìnqǐng, [聘請], to engage/to hire (a lawyer etc)
请教 qǐngjiào, [請教], to ask for guidance/to consult
请柬 qǐngjiǎn, [請柬], invitation card/written invitation
敬请 jìngqǐng, [敬請], please (do sth) (deferential form)
请愿书 qǐngyuànshū, [請願書], petition
请帖 qǐngtiě, [請帖], invitation card/written invitation
申请书 shēnqǐngshū, [申請書], application/application form/petition (to higher authorities)
恳请 kěnqǐng, [懇請], to request earnestly
提请 tíqǐng, [提請], to propose
申请人 shēnqǐngrén, [申請人], applicant
请示 qǐngshì, [請示], to ask for instructions
请愿 qǐngyuàn, [請願], petition (for action to be taken)
申请者 请缨 qǐngyīng, [請纓], to volunteer for military service/to offer oneself for an assignment
请安 qǐngān, [請安], to pay respects/to wish good health/in Qing times, a specific form of salutation...
邀请信 邀请赛 yāoqǐngsài, [邀請賽], invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)
宴请 yànqǐng, [宴請], to entertain (for dinner)/to invite to dinner
雇请 请命 请来 邀请书 回请 huíqǐng, [回請], to return an invitation
恭请 请调 qǐngdiào, [請調], to request a transfer
非请莫入 负荆请罪 fùjīngqǐngzuì, [負荊請罪], lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)/fig. to offer sb a humble...
促请 cùqǐng, [促請], to urge
呈请 chéngqǐng, [呈請], to submit (to superiors)
吁请 yùqǐng, [籲請], to implore/to entreat