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白吃

báichī
verb #23,183

Meanings

  1. 1 to eat without paying
  2. 2 to eat for free
  3. 3 to freeload

Examples

他在朋友家白吃白住了好几个月。
Tā zài péngyǒu jiā bái chī bái zhù le hǎojǐ gè yuè.
He ate and stayed for free at a friend's place for several months.
世上没有白吃的午餐。
Shì shàng méiyǒu bái chī de wǔcān.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Tips

usage
白 in this context means for nothing / for free, not the color white. It works as a prefix: 白吃 (eat free), 白住 (stay free), 白拿 (take for free). The phrase 白吃白喝 (bái chī bái hē) means to freeload on food and drink.

Stroke Order

白 bái
吃 chī