5 ways to say “eat a lot” in Chinese

You must have someone who eats like a horse around you, no matter he's starved or he has a good appetite. It's not always a derogatory or commendatory term. Only the quantity matters. Do you know how to say "eat a lot" in Chinese? Check the following ways. 

你身边肯定有个别喜欢狼吞虎咽的人，不管他是饿得要命还是胃口好。不一定说它就是贬义词或褒义词，只是食量的问题。你知道如果用中文表达"吃很多"呢？看看以下几种表达。

1. 狼吞虎咽 lángtūn hǔyàn

Gobble up

nàge nánhái shífēnzhōng jiù bǎ yígè bǐsà lángtūn hǔyàn de chī le xiàqù, tā shì zhēnde è le.

那个男孩十分钟就把一个比萨狼吞虎咽地吃了下去，他是真的饿了。

The boy gobbled up the pizza in ten minutes. He was really hungry. 

2. 猛吃猛喝 měngchī měnghē

Make a pig of yourself

bié měicì chī zìzhùcān shí měngchī měnghē, zhèyàng zuò bùzhíde.

别每次吃自助餐时猛吃猛喝，这样做不值得。

Don't make a pig of yourself at an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's not worth it. 

3. 饭量很大 fànliàng hěndà

Eat like a horse 

suīrán tā zhǐyǒu wǔsuì, fànliàng què hěndà

虽然他只有五岁，饭量却很大。

Although he is only five, he eats like a horse. 

4. 大吃大喝 dàchī dàhē

Stuff your face 

tā shènzhì zài wǒ dàchī dàhē de shíhou dōu juéde wǒ piàoliang

他甚至在我大吃大喝的时候都觉得我漂亮。

He thinks I look pretty even when I'm stuffing my face with snacks. 

5. 吃得一干二净 chī de yìgàn èrjìng

Eat someone out of house and home 

tāmen wèi jīng yāoqǐng jiù lái cānjiā wǒmen de jùhuì, bǎ shíwù chī de yìgàn èrjìng, zuìhòu lián shēng xièxie dōu bùshuō jiù zǒule. 

他们未经邀请就来参加我们的聚会，把食物吃得一干二净，最后连声谢谢都不说就走了。

They crashed our party, ate us out of house and home, and left without even saying "thank you". 

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