Rice, pills, and losses all go in the same mouth

Where the picture shows up in 吃

1. 1

   rice goes in

   我们先吃饭吧。

   wǒmen xiān chīfàn ba

   Let's eat first.

   Chopsticks lift rice into the mouth and the cheeks start working

2. 2

   a pill goes in

   记得饭后吃药。

   jìde fàn hòu chī yào

   Remember to take your medicine after meals.

   A tablet is tipped from the palm into the mouth and washed down with water

3. 3

   the mouth opens somewhere else

   今天中午在外面吃。

   jīntiān zhōngwǔ zài wàimiàn chī

   We're eating out for lunch today.

   Walking past the kitchen table into a shop, sitting down, and the first mouthful going in there instead

4. 4

   the mouth won't open

   我不舒服，吃不下。

   wǒ bù shūfu, chī bu xià

   I feel sick — I can't eat.

   The spoon stops in front of the lips and goes back down into the bowl

5. 5

   a loss goes in

   这样做你会吃亏。

   zhèyàng zuò nǐ huì chīkuī

   Do it that way and you'll lose out.

   Someone swallows the contract and the money in their pocket shrinks