How to Say ‘Does not eat’ in Traditional Chinese
不吃
bù chī
[boo chir]
💬 Usage Tip: [不吃] is a handy pattern for dietary restrictions: literally [don't eat]. You can swap in foods directly, like [不吃牛肉]、[不吃海鮮]、[不吃蛋].
Phrase Breakdown
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
不 is a negation word meaning not. It is commonly used before verbs like 吃 to express something someone does not do.
他不吃辣，所以想先告知餐廳。
He doesn’t eat spicy food, so he wants to inform the restaurant first.
吃
chī
[chir]
to eat
吃 means to eat. In reservation contexts, it often appears when describing dietary restrictions.
她不吃牛肉，也不吃羊肉。
She doesn’t eat beef, and she also doesn’t eat lamb.
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