How to Say ‘I've eaten.’ in Simplified Chinese
吃了。
chī le
[chī luh]
💬 Usage Tip: 了 after a verb shows the action is done, so 吃了 means "ate" or "have eaten". It works with other actions too: 买了 (mǎi le) "bought".
Phrase Breakdown
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
General term for consuming food.
他月底的时候只能靠吃土过日子。
He can only barely make ends meet at the end of the month.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle
A particle placed after a verb to show the action happened or was completed.
我看了一眼，觉得价格不对。
I took a quick look and felt the price was wrong.
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