点餐 · At the table

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casual

好吃

hǎochī

Delicious / tastes good

Sounds roughly like how-chir

Literal meaning

  • hǎo

    good

  • chī

    to eat

good · eat

How to pronounce it

  • hǎo

    hao3

    33rd · dipping

    Dip on “how”. This 好 grades the next verb: good-to-eat.

  • chī

    chi1

    11st · high

    Retroflex ch + dark “ih”, held high. Smile after you say it.

In real life

太好吃了!

Tài hǎochī le!

This is so good!