Have you ever "吃" (eaten) pains? 你“吃”过苦吗？

Eat "Pains" 吃苦 chī kǔ

Grammar: Expressing purpose with "为了 wèi le"

Language Tips：Different usages of Chinese character "吃 eat"

Dialogue:

A: 好久不见，你瘦了好多啊！

Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn, nǐ shòu le hǎo duō a!

Long time no see. You are much thinner!

B: 我为了减肥，吃了很多苦。

Wǒ wèi le jiǎn féi, chī le hěn duō kǔ.

I've suffered a lot in order to lose weight.

Words & expressions:

【好久不见】hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn：long time no see
【瘦】shòu: thin, skinny
【为了】wèi le: in order to
【减肥】jiǎn féi: lose weight
【吃苦】chī kǔ: have a rough time；bear hardships

Source: Learning Mandarin Chinese
Editor: wanwan