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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"?

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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.