吃的

chīde
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 food
  2. 2 something to eat

Examples

HSK 1
Jiālǐ méiyou chīde le, wǒmen qù chāoshì ba.
There's nothing left to eat at home; let's go to the supermarket.
HSK 4
Chūmén lǚxíng shí, wǒ zǒng huì dài diǎn chīde zài lùshang chī.
When I travel, I always bring some food to eat on the way.

Tips

grammar
吃的 is a noun made with 的: "things to eat". 喝的 (drinks) and 穿的 (clothes) work the same way. It is casual; the neutral, written word is 食物. Not every 吃的 is this noun: in 我吃的是面 "what I ate was noodles" it is the verb 吃 followed by 的.

Stroke Order

吃 chī
的 de