How to Say ‘We'll take quite a while to eat’ in Simplified Chinese
吃得比较久
chī dé bǐ jiào jiǔ
[chī duh bǐjiào jiǔ]
💬 Usage Tip: 得 (de) links an action to how it goes, so 吃得比较久 means "eat in a way that takes a while". Swap in other words, like 吃得很快 "eat quickly".
Phrase Breakdown
吃得
chī dé
eat (in a certain way)
吃 (eat) + 得, which introduces a description of how the eating goes. Say it chī de, with a light 得.
他吃得很快。
He eats quickly.
Words in this phrase
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
Basic verb for eating food.
我们去吃火锅吧。
Let's go eat hotpot.
得
dé
[duh]
complement marker
Placed after the verb to connect it with a descriptive complement.
他们都踢得好，很难选最强的一队。
They all play well, so it is hard to choose the strongest team.
比较久
bǐ jiào jiǔ
rather long
比较 means 'fairly / rather', and 久 means 'long (time)'. Say it bǐjiào jiǔ.
等了比较久。
We waited quite a while.
Words in this phrase
比较
bǐ jiào
[bǐjiào]
relatively; rather
Softens a description, meaning 'fairly'.
今天比较忙。
Today is rather busy.
久
jiǔ
[jiǔ]
long (time)
Describes a long period of time.
你等了多久？
How long did you wait?
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