好吃 hǎochī — tasty, delicious

Meanings

1. 1

   tasty, delicious

   Good to eat. Chinese builds these judgements out of 好 plus the sense verb, so food is 好吃, drink is 好喝, and something pleasant to look at is 好看.

   adjective

Character breakdown

• 好

  hǎo (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)

  good, fine, well; easy to do; (hào) to be fond of, to like

  6 strokes⿰女子Radical 女
• 吃

  chī (first tone, high and level)

  to eat; to take (a meal, medicine); to absorb, to take in

  6 strokes⿰口乞Radical 口

Example sentences

• 妈妈做的菜很好吃。/媽媽做的菜很好吃。Māma (first tone, high and level) zuò (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) cài (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎochī. (third tone, dipping)···

  The food Mum cooks is delicious.

• 这个鱼非常好吃。/這個魚非常好吃。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) yú (second tone, rising) fēicháng (first tone, high and level) hǎochī. (third tone, dipping)···

  This fish is absolutely delicious.

Common mistakes

• Not quite这个茶很好吃。

  Correct这个茶很好喝。

  Chinese keeps eating and drinking apart in these adjectives too. Anything you drink — tea, water, milk — is 好喝, never 好吃.

Similar words

Words containing 好

• 好hǎo (third tone, dipping)good, fine, well
• 好像hǎoxiàng (third tone, dipping)it seems, apparently
• 好好hǎo (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)well
• 美好měi (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)beautiful
• 好奇hàoqí (fourth tone, falling)curious, inquisitive
• 最好zuì (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)best
• 好多hǎo (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level)many
• 好看hǎo (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling)good-looking
• 好运/好運hǎo (third tone, dipping) yùn (fourth tone, falling)good luck
• 良好liáng (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping)good
• 正好zhèng (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping)just (in time)
• 好处/好處hǎo (third tone, dipping) chu (neutral tone)benefit
• 好事hǎo (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
• 爱好/愛好àihào (fourth tone, falling)hobby, pastime, interest
• 不好意思bù (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) si (neutral tone)to feel embarrassed
• 好久hǎo (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)quite a while
• 只好zhǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo (third tone, dipping)without any better option

Words containing 吃

• 吃chī (first tone, high and level)to eat
• 吃饭/吃飯chī (first tone, high and level) fàn (fourth tone, falling)to have a meal
• 吃惊/吃驚chī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to be startled
• 大吃一惊/大吃一驚dà (fourth tone, falling) chī (first tone, high and level) yī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
• 吃亏/吃虧chī (first tone, high and level) kuī (first tone, high and level)to suffer losses
• 吃力chī (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)to entail strenuous effort
• 吃苦chī (first tone, high and level) kǔ (third tone, dipping)to bear
• 口吃kǒu (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)to stammer; to stutter
• 吃喝玩乐/吃喝玩樂chī (first tone, high and level) hē (first tone, high and level) wán (second tone, rising) lè (fourth tone, falling)to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
• 吃不上chī (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) shàng (fourth tone, falling)unable to get anything to eat
• 小吃xiǎo (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)snack; local delicacy