吃相

chīxiàng

noun

Meanings

1 table manners
2 how one looks while eating
3 how unseemly one is when grabbing for something

Characters

appearance; looks

Examples

HSK 2

这家公司吃相太难看了。

Zhè jiā gōngsī chīxiàng tài nánkàn le.

This company's behavior (grabbing for profit) is really unseemly.

HSK 7-9

她的吃相很优雅。

Tā de chīxiàng hěn yōuyǎ.

Her table manners are very refined.

Tips

usage

吃相难看 'ugly eating appearance' has taken on a strong figurative life on Chinese internet: used when a company, celebrity, or platform is seen as too greedy or shameless in chasing profit/advantage. Often more damning than the literal sense.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

相 xiāng