<p>吃 only means eat, while 吃掉 means eating the whole thing.<br>
吃掉你的胰臟 means that eating the whole pancreas.<br>
吃掉 is also slightly more derogatory than only 吃.</p>

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<p>I just saw the Chinese poster of Japanese animation movie called "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas".</p>

<p>This is its title in Chinese :</p>

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  <p>我想吃掉你的胰脏</p>
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<p>I wonder why they used 吃掉 instead of just 吃. Is there any difference between 吃 and 吃掉?</p>

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吃 VS 吃掉 difference
# 吃 VS 吃掉 difference

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-13)

I just saw the Chinese poster of Japanese animation movie called "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas".

This is its title in Chinese :

> 我想吃掉你的胰脏

I wonder why they used 吃掉 instead of just 吃. Is there any difference between 吃 and 吃掉?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-13. Score: 4

吃 only means eat, while 吃掉 means eating the whole thing.  
吃掉你的胰臟 means that eating the whole pancreas.  
吃掉 is also slightly more derogatory than only 吃.


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