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Expressing 'to manage to eat' with 吃到 (chīdào)
Structure
Subject + 吃到 + Object
Explanation
The compound verb 吃到 (chīdào) means 'to succeed in eating' or 'to get to eat.' The complement 到 after 吃 indicates that the action was successfully achieved. For example, 我终于吃到了那家店的蛋糕 means 'I finally got to eat the cake from that shop.'
Examples
我终于吃到了正宗的四川火锅。
Wǒ zhōngyú chī dào le zhèngzōng de Sìchuān huǒguō.
I finally got to eat authentic Sichuan hotpot.
排了两个小时的队，总算吃到了。
Pái le liǎng gè xiǎoshí de duì, zǒngsuàn chī dào le.
After queuing for two hours, I finally got to eat.
你在国外能吃到中国菜吗？
Nǐ zài guówài néng chī dào Zhōngguó cài ma?
Can you get Chinese food abroad?
我终于吃到了正宗的四川火锅。
wǒ zhōngyú chīdàole zhèngzōng de sìchuān huǒguō.
I finally got to eat authentic Sichuan hotpot.
排了两个小时的队，总算吃到了。
páile liǎng gè xiǎoshí de duì, zǒngsuàn chīdàole.
After queuing for two hours, I finally got to eat.
你在国外能吃到中国菜吗？
nǐ zài guówài néng chīdào zhōngguó cài ma?
Can you get Chinese food abroad?