Meaning of 好吃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tasty; delicious
- to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous
How to use 好吃
好吃 is the everyday word for food that tastes good, and it often follows 很 (hěn) or 真 (zhēn). Example: 这个饺子很好吃。(Zhège jiǎozi hěn hǎochī.) These dumplings are delicious.
好 (hǎo) means good and 吃 (chī) means to eat, so 好吃 is literally "good to eat." Picture someone taking a bite and saying the food is good: that is delicious.
Common mistake: Learners often use 好吃 for drinks, but for drinks Chinese speakers usually say 好喝 (hǎohē). Also watch the tone: read as hàochī, the same characters mean fond of eating or gluttonous, which describes a person, not food.
好吃 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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吃 chī · to eat · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好吃.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
Questions about 好吃
What does 好吃 mean?
好吃 (hǎochī) means "tasty; delicious" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 好吃?
好吃 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 吃 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 好吃 an HSK word?
Yes. 好吃 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say something tastes bad in Chinese?
Say 不好吃 (bù hǎochī), which is the most common and polite way. 难吃 (nánchī) is stronger and means it tastes awful.
Are there other words built like 好吃?
Yes. 好 plus a sense verb makes a pleasant quality: 好看 (hǎokàn) good-looking, 好听 (hǎotīng) pleasant to hear, and 好玩儿 (hǎowánr) fun.