中餐

zhōng cān

CL 顿 dùn 家 jiā 份 fèn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. lunch
2. Chinese meal
3. Chinese food

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 西餐 xī cān 西餐 xī cān Western-style food 与中国食物对比: Western-style food

Counterparts

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• 晚餐 wǎn cān 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal 一天中的另一顿主要餐: evening meal

Register variants

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• 中饭 zhōng fàn 中饭 zhōng fàn lunch 口语中常用的说法: lunch

Synonyms

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• 午餐 wǔ cān 午餐 wǔ cān lunch 中午吃的饭: lunch

Usage notes

Collocations

“中餐”作为“lunch”时多用于正式场合或菜单上，口语常用“午饭”或“中午饭”。

Cultural notes

在中国文化中，中餐通常指中式午餐或中餐菜肴，与西餐（西式餐点）相对。

Example Sentences

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我几乎每天都吃 中餐 。

I eat Chinese food almost every day.

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Words Containing 中餐

• 中餐馆 中餐馆 zhōng cān guǎn: Chinese restaurant

Child Words of 中餐

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 餐 餐 cān: meal