吃東西 [－东－]

Jyutping hek3 dung1 sai1
Pinyin chī dōng1xi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to eat something; to have a meal [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不要边吃东西边看书。
    不要邊吃東西邊看書。
    bù yào biān chī dōng xī biān kàn shū 。
    • Don't eat while reading.
  2. Mandarin
    边吃东西边谈话是非常没有礼貌的。
    邊吃東西邊談話是非常沒有禮貌的。
    biān chī dōng xī biān tán huà shì fēi cháng méi yǒu lǐ mào de 。
    • It is rude to talk when your mouth is full.
  3. Mandarin
    别边吃东西边说话！
    別邊吃東西邊說話！
    bié biān chī dōng xī biān shuō huà ！
    • Don't speak with your mouth full.
    • Don't speak with your mouth full!
    • Do not talk with your mouth full.
    • Don't talk with your mouth full.
    • Don't talk with your mouth full!
  4. Mandarin
    我去了一家什锦烧店吃东西，所以身上的衣服都沾上了一股油味。
    我去了一家什錦燒店吃東西，所以身上的衣服都沾上了一股油味。
    wǒ qù le yī jiā shí jǐn shāo diàn chī dōng xī ， suǒ yǐ shēn shang de yī fu dōu zhān shàng le yī gǔ yóu wèi 。
    • My clothes have an oily smell because I ate at an okonomiyaki place.
  5. Mandarin
    我好多天没吃东西了。
    我好多天沒吃東西了。
    wǒ hǎo duō tiān méi chī dōng xī le 。
    • I haven't eaten for days.
    • I haven't eaten for many days.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这婴儿太小了，不能自己吃东西。
    這嬰兒太小了，不能自己吃東西。
    zhè yīn gé r5 tài xiǎo le ， bù néng zì jǐ chī dōng xī ．
    • The baby is too young to feed itself.
  2. Mandarin
    狗饿了，所以我们喂它吃东西。
    狗餓了，所以我們餵它吃東西。
    gǒu è le ， suǒ yǐ wǒ men wèi tā chī dōng xī ．
    • The dog was hungry, so we fed it.
  3. Mandarin
    用叉子吃东西
    用叉子吃東西
    yòng chā zi chī dōng xi
    • to eat with a fork