Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 吃空饷[chīkòngxiǎng]freeloading

吃空饷

 

Pinyin: chī kòng xiǎng

Meaning: freeloading

Sentence: Some units has a serious phenomenon of freeloading.一些单位存在着严重的吃空饷现象。

 

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吃： 

 

Pinyin: chī
Meaning: eat
Radical:口
Stokes: 6
Traditional:吃
Common words/Phrase:
吃白眼  [chī bái yǎn]      【be treated with disdain】 

吃不得  [chī bù dé]        【not good to eat】 

吃不服   [chī bù fú]        【not used to eating sth.】

吃不开   [chī bù kāi]       【be unpopular;won't work】

吃不了  [chī bù liǎo]       【cannot finish so much food】

 

空： 

 

Pinyin: kōng
Meaning: empty
Radical: 穴
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 空
Common words/Phrase:
空瘪   [kōng biě]          【empty】 

空肠   [kōng cháng]       【jejunum】

空敞   [kōng chǎng]       【open and spacious】

空档  [kōng dàng]         【neutral gear】

空洞   [kōng dòng]         【cavity】

 

饷： 

 

Pinyin: xiǎng
Meaning: pay
Radical: 饣
Stokes: 9
Traditional: 餉
Common words/Phrase:
饷銀    [xiǎng yín]         【pay】