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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 吃饭
[chīfàn]
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1.
动
进食。
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2.
动
借指维持生计。
Examples
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看你吃饭的样子,就像几天没吃饭了,简直是个饿鬼!
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From your way of eating, I guess you must have been starving for days, you glutton!
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他不吃饭不喝酒。
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He won't drink unless he's eating. or He only drinks at meals.
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我们都饿坏了,得尽先解决吃饭问题。
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We are starving—see to our meals first.
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俗话说:“看菜吃饭,量体裁衣”。我们无论做什么事都要看情形办理。
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There is a proverb: "Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure". Whatever we do must be done according to actual circumstances.
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别空口吃饭不吃菜呀。
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Don't only eat rice. Help yourself to what you like.
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吃饭吃呛了
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choke over one's food
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他回家吃饭去了。
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He went home to eat.
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头吃饭要洗手。
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Wash your hands before meals.
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他要请我吃饭,我推却了。
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I declined his invitation to dinner.
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