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吃掉
chīdiào
Description
“吃掉”的意思是把东西全部吃完，一点也不剩。
"吃掉" means to eat something completely, leaving nothing behind.
我们常常说“吃掉一块蛋糕”或者“把饭吃掉”。
We often say "吃掉一块蛋糕" or "把饭吃掉".
Meanings
吃掉chīdiào
to eat up; to finish eating completely
他一个人吃掉了整个披萨。
He ate the whole pizza by himself.
吃掉chīdiào
to consume, swallow up, or eliminate (money, forces)
房租吃掉了他一半的工资。
The rent took up half of his salary.
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Notes
- Etymology
吃 (eat) + 掉 (resultative complement marking completion/removal), so "eat to the point of being gone".
- Nuance
掉 stresses the result that something is entirely used up or gone.
In videos
“接着我们就可以把它吃掉了。”
“等一下把这个拿出来吃掉”
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