How to say “tasty” in Chinese
tasty
“Tasty” in Chinese is 好吃, hǎo chī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好吃 is read hǎo chī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “好吃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好吃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个菜很好吃zhègecàihěnhǎochīThis dish is very tasty.
- 我觉得包子很好吃wǒjuédebāozihěnhǎochīI think baozi are really tasty.
- 你觉得好吃吗？nǐjuédehǎochīmaDo you think it's tasty?
- 妈妈做的鱼很好吃。māmazuòdeyúhěnhǎochīThe fish mom cooks is delicious.
- 这个蛋糕又好吃又便宜。zhègedàngāoyòuhǎochīyòupiányiThis cake is both tasty and cheap.
- 这个菜比那个更好吃zhègecàibǐnàgegènghǎochīThis dish is even tastier than that one.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tasty” in Chinese?
“Tasty” in Chinese is 好吃, pinyin hǎochī.
What does 好吃 mean?
好吃 (hǎochī) means “tasty”.
How do you write 好吃?
好吃 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 吃 (chī) — eat. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好吃?
好吃 is read hǎochī. Tones: hǎo — third tone, chī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tasty” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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