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中国人很能吃苦 !!

中国人很能吃苦!!

This phrase according to my book means: "chinese people can endure a lot of hardships".

Is this correct? 对不对？
I don't understand, because here we have the verb 吃, which means "to eat"?

多谢

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crissy
Mar 17, 2013
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Good translation!
Your second question: You are correct because "吃" means "to eat" LITERALLY. In this sentence, "吃" has the implication "to endure", "to tolerate" and this "吃" adds strength to the meaning.

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AppleTree
Mar 17, 2013
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ur translation is perfect!

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tomo
Mar 17, 2013
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sí.
"吃" siempre significa ¨comer¨
pero en esta frase significa aguantar

沒錯！我覺得中國人真的很能吃苦！但同時我覺得中國人也要心胸寬廣點，多享受點生活！

吃苦 is a slang phrase for "endure hardship"

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shevelen8
Mar 18, 2013
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Chinese use 吃 for a lot of things, not only for food.
eg. 吃醋 jealousy for your lover
吃亏 at a disadvantage, in an unfavorable situation, suffer losses

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Irina Xiang
Mar 18, 2013
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