午餐

wǔ cān

CL 顿 dùn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. lunch
2. luncheon

Word relationships

Related words

3 items

• 早饭 zǎo fàn 早饭 zǎo fàn breakfast morning meal, breakfast: breakfast
• 晚饭 wǎn fàn 晚饭 wǎn fàn evening meal evening meal, dinner: evening meal
• 午餐肉 wǔ cān ròu 午餐肉 wǔ cān ròu canned luncheon meat luncheon meat: canned luncheon meat

Usage notes

Formality

午餐 is more formal than 午饭; 午饭 is more common in spoken Chinese.

Example Sentences

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我今天的 午餐 是面条。

My lunch today is noodles.

我現在沒時間吃 午餐 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13119019)

他在吃 午餐 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 591215)

我在吃 午餐 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2777752)

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Words Containing 午餐

• 午餐会 午餐会 wǔ cān huì: luncheon
• 午餐肉 午餐肉 wǔ cān ròu: canned luncheon meat

Child Words of 午餐

• 餐 餐 cān: meal
• 午 午 wǔ: 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse