Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
饭
fàn
Description
"饭"是我们每天都要吃的东西，比如米饭。
"饭" is something we eat every day, like rice.
我们也用"饭"来说吃饭这件事，一天有三顿饭。
We also use "饭" to talk about eating; there are three meals a day.
Meanings
饭fàn
cooked rice
我想吃一碗饭。
I want to eat a bowl of rice.
饭fàn
a meal; food
我们一起去吃饭吧。
Let's go eat together.
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Notes
- Nuance
饭 alone often means cooked rice, but in 吃饭 it means a meal generally.
- Etymology
饣 (food radical) shows the character relates to eating.
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