How to say 好吃

  • Traditional characters: 好吃
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): hǎo chī
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ
  • Meaning: tasty (food)

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好吃 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

都好吃！現在幾點？

dōu hǎo chī xiàn zài jǐ diǎn

That all sounds tasty! What time is it, anyway?

From the story 狗！ (The Dog!)

可是雞排很好吃，我還是把它吃完了。士林夜市，我明天還要去。

kě shì jī pái hěn hǎo chī wǒ hái shì bǎ tā chī wán le Shì lín Yè shì wǒ míng tiān hái yào qù

But the cutlet was delicious, and I finished it anyway. Shilin Night Market — I'm going back tomorrow.

From the story 士林夜市 (Shilin Night Market)

每年這一天，我們家都會吵同一件事：南部粽好吃，還是北部粽好吃？

měi nián zhè yì tiān wǒ men jiā dōu huì chǎo tóng yí jiàn shì nán bù zòng hǎo chī hái shì běi bù zòng hǎo chī

Every year on this day, my family has the same fight: southern zongzi or northern zongzi — which is better?

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

阿嬤問我：「你覺得哪一種好吃？」全家都看著我。

ā mà wèn wǒ nǐ jué de nǎ yì zhǒng hǎo chī quán jiā dōu kàn zhe wǒ

Grandma asked me, 'Which kind do you think is better?' The whole family turned to look at me.

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

我說：「都好吃。」阿嬤跟爸爸同時搖頭，說我最不誠實。端午節真的很熱鬧。

wǒ shuō dōu hǎo chī ā mà gēn bà ba tóng shí yáo tóu shuō wǒ zuì bù chéng shí Duān wǔ jié zhēn de hěn rè nào

I said, 'Both.' Grandma and Dad shook their heads in unison and called me the least honest person at the table. Dragon Boat Festival really is lively.

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

Where 好吃 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Band A (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Life in Taiwan
  • Lesson: Describing Taste
  • Taught just before: 珍珠奶茶
  • Taught just after: 好喝