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cān

Description

"餐"常常用来说吃饭,比如一天有三餐:早餐、午餐和晚餐。

"餐" is often used to refer to meals, such as three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

这个字也可以数一顿饭,比如"一餐"。

This character can also count a meal, for example, "一餐" (one meal).

Meanings

cān

meal; food

我每天吃三餐。

I eat three meals every day.

cān

measure word for meals

这一餐很好吃。

This meal is delicious.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    餐 is more formal/written than 饭; 吃饭 is the everyday spoken phrase.

  • Etymology

    appears in compounds like 餐厅 (restaurant) and 快餐 (fast food).

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