Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
便当
biàndāng
Description
便当就是装在盒子里的饭菜，可以带去学校或者公司吃。
A 便当 is a meal packed in a box that you can take to school or work to eat.
很多人中午吃便当，因为又方便又省钱。
Many people eat 便当 at noon because it is convenient and saves money.
Meanings
便当biàndāng
boxed meal; lunch box
我妈妈每天给我做便当。
My mom makes me a lunchbox every day.
便当biàndāng
convenient; handy (adjective, chiefly Taiwan)
住在这里买东西很便当。
Living here makes shopping very convenient.
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Notes
- Etymology
borrowed from Japanese 弁当 (bentō), a boxed meal.
- Nuance
便当 is common in Taiwan; mainland China often says 盒饭.
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