adj.
delicious; tasty
好吃
Delightful to the palate, delicious, comforting to eat.
好 (good) + 吃 (eat). A universal compliment given directly to the cook after savoring a warm dish.
Common Usage & Traps
- 面条很好吃 — the noodles are delicious
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很美味的面条（日常口语中）很好吃的面条美味 sounds like formal written advertising; 好吃 is warm daily speech.
Why do diners say "面条很好吃" instead of just "面条好吃"?
很 provides the expected grammatical cushion; bare 好吃 sounds blunt or contrastive.
Saying 很好吃 is the polite, standard way to tell the chef their cooking tastes wonderful.
Appears in Stories 6 stories
Real context sentences across different daily scenarios and graded readings.
In this warm dialogue, a parent introduces their family at a restaurant. A teacher gently corrects common mistakes about family words and names, making it perfect for HSK 2 learners.
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这里的山东菜很 好吃 。
Follow Dazhong, a busy worker in China, as he finds warmth and kindness at a small noodle shop. Practice everyday words for food, weather, and expressing gratitude.
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大中吃好面条，都对老先生说：“谢谢您，面条很 好吃 。”
This short poem plays with words that sound alike, comparing things that are good to watch, read, hear, or taste. Perfect for practicing basic adjectives like 好 and 真.
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好菜真 好吃 ， 好吃 也好看。
This short, simple story follows a shopper's trip to the supermarket to buy apples. You'll learn useful vocabulary for shopping, prices, and comparing things.
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她们说小苹果非常 好吃 。
Meet Gao Youpeng, a friendly Beijing coworker who welcomes the narrator with local dishes and a simple language-exchange plan. This warm HSK 2 story is perfect for first readings about work and friendship.
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这是我第一次在中国吃中国菜，很 好吃 ，我很喜欢。
Follow a traveler's unexpected hospital stay in China, where counting days and costs becomes practical learning. Practice numbers, dates, food prices, and simple descriptions of a doctor and room.
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什么都要钱，还都不 好吃 。
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