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好吃 hǎochī — tasty, delicious

hǎochī (third tone, dipping)hao3chi1

tasty, delicious

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
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Meanings

  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

Words containing 吃