用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 用餐 yòng cān to eat a meal syn 进食 進食 jìn shí to eat one's meal syn 素食 sù shí vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet syn 食用 shí yòng to eat / to consume / edible 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown syn 食道 shí dào esophagus / gullet / (old) the proper way to eat / (old) food transportation route syn 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 饱餐 飽餐 bǎo cān to eat one's fill syn 青草 qīng cǎo grass 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn 吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure syn 牧草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 草本 cǎo běn grass / herb 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn 打游击 打游擊 dǎ yóu jī to wage guerrilla warfare / to fight as a guerrilla / (fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place syn 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 吃掉 chī diào to eat up / to consume syn 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo to eat one's fill 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 吃肉 chī ròu to eat meat 就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of / using 吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 生吃 shēng chī to eat raw 食人 shí rén man-eating (beast) / to eat people / fig. to oppress the people 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 暴食 bào shí to eat too much / to binge 草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn 吃食 chī shí to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 食补 食補 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 仙草 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly 打底 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 采食 採食 cǎi shí to forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal 大快朵颐 大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to gorge oneself / to eat heartily (idiom) syn 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences 割草 gē cǎo mow grass 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 用饭 用飯 yòng fàn to eat / to have a meal 饲草 飼草 sì cǎo forage grass syn 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 果腹 guǒ fù to eat one's fill syn 分蘖 分櫱 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) syn 开荤 開葷 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet / (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight 香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 食 shí to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 餐 cān meal / to eat / classifier for meals syn 饱 飽 bǎo to eat till full / satisfied syn 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical) 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 蚀 蝕 shí to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode syn 美餐 měi cān tasty meal / to eat a satisfying meal 撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 寝食难安 寢食難安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled syn 大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē to eat and drink as much as one likes / to make a pig of oneself syn 莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 嘬 chuài (literary) to gnaw / to eat ravenously syn 茹 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) syn 莎草 suō cǎo coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 哺 餔 bū to eat / evening meal syn 荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass 餍 饜 yàn to eat to the full 菅 jiān (grass) / Themeda forsbali 大饱口福 大飽口福 dà bǎo kǒu fú to eat one's fill / to have a good meal 吃皇粮 吃皇糧 chī huáng liáng lit. to eat from government coffers / to serve as a government employee / to live off government money 打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 熟菜 shú cài cooked food (ready to eat) 馕 饢 nǎng to stuff one's face / to eat greedily syn 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 