(hǎo chī) - tasty, delicious in Mandarin

hǎochī

Traditional: 好吃

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Translation

tasty, delicious

Word origin

A compound of 好 (hǎo, good) and 吃 (chī, to eat), literally good to eat, hence tasty or delicious.

Origin: compound
Root: 好 (hǎo, good) + 吃 (chī, to eat)

Stroke order

好

吃

Examples

菜cài。

This dish is delicious.

。

The food Mum makes is the tastiest.

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The noodles at this restaurant are very tasty.

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Tasty things are not always healthy.

？

Do you think it is tasty?

好吃 (hǎo chī) means tasty, delicious. It is an adjective describing food that tastes good.

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This word is part of lesson 21.