吃得开

Traditional: 吃得開

chī de kāi

Dictionary entry

to be popular

What does 吃得开 mean?

吃得开 (chī de kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be popular

2to be getting on well

3much in demand

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)得déto obtain · to get 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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吃得开

chī de kāi

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