吃光

chīguāng

verb #9,461

Meanings

1 to eat up
2 to finish off (food)
3 to devour completely

Characters

bare; completely (resultative complement)

Examples

孩子们把蛋糕吃光了。

Háizi men bǎ dàngāo chīguāng le.

The kids ate up all the cake.

冰箱里的东西都被吃光了。

Bīngxiāng lǐ de dōngxi dōu bèi chīguāng le.

Everything in the fridge has been eaten up.

别浪费，把饭吃光。

Bié làngfèi, bǎ fàn chīguāng.

Don't waste food — finish it all.

Tips

grammar

光 is a resultative complement meaning 'completely gone / used up.' It works with many verbs: 用光 (use up), 花光 (spend all), 卖光 (sell out), 喝光 (drink up).

Stroke Order

吃 chī

光 guāng