Learn Chinese Vocabulary with One Character: 吃

Aijing Yang

Oct 2, 2026

A useful way to learn Chinese is to start with one character and build a word family. For example, 吃 means “to eat.” From 吃, we can learn 吃饭, 吃早饭, 吃水果, 吃药, 吃辣, and 吃惊.

“吃饭”表示吃一顿饭；“吃早饭”表示早上吃饭，也就是吃早餐；“吃水果”表示吃苹果、香蕉这样的水果；“吃药”表示生病时吃药；“吃辣”表示吃辣的食物；“吃惊”不是“吃东西”，而是表示感到惊讶。

In my Chinese reading class, we learn Chinese characters and vocabulary through short texts and useful examples. Book a lesson and discover how one character can help you learn many new words!

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汉语分级阅读(中高级）Graded Chinese（Intermediate to Advanced)

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