吃香 meaning in English

chīxiāng

popular; in demand

15 strokes

Meaning of 吃香

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chīxiāng
  1. popular
  2. in demand
  3. well regarded

吃香 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

韩hán国guó人rén不bù喜xǐ欢huān吃chī香xiāng菜cài。
Koreans don't like eating cilantro.
我wǒ在zài吃chī香xiāng蕉jiāo。
I'm eating a banana.
猫māo不bù吃chī香xiāng蕉jiāo。
Cats don't eat bananas.
汤tāng姆mǔ说shuō玛mǎ莉lì常cháng吃chī香xiāng蕉jiāo。
Tom said Mary often eats bananas.
我wǒ经jīng常cháng去qù重chóng庆qìng吃chī香xiāng肠cháng
I often go to Chongqing to eat sausages.

Stroke order for each character

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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes

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香 xiāng · fragrant · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吃香.

吃饭chīfànto have a meal; to eat
好吃hǎochītasty; delicious
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
吃惊chījīngto be startled; to be shocked
小吃xiǎochīstreet food; snack
香肠xiāngchángsausage
吃力chīlìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task
香烟xiāngyānsmoke from incense (burned as an offering to one's ancestors); (fig.) continuation of fami
香水xiāngshuǐperfume; cologne
口香糖kǒuxiāngtángchewing gum
香味xiāngwèifragrance; bouquet
大吃一惊dàchī-yījīng(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

Questions about 吃香

What does 吃香 mean?

吃香 (chīxiāng) means "popular; in demand".

How do you write 吃香?

吃香 is made of 2 characters: 吃 (6 strokes), 香 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.