白吃

báichī
verb #23,183

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài péngyǒu jiā báichī bái zhù le hǎojǐ gè yuè.
He ate and stayed for free at a friend's place for several months.
HSK 3
Shìshàng méiyǒu báichī de wǔcān.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Tips

usage
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

bái
chī