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吃饭

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chī fàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to have a meal
  2. 2. to eat
  3. 3. to make a living

Example Sentences

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吃饭 了!
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吃饭 了。
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他在 吃饭 。
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Words Containing 吃饭

分灶吃饭
fēn zào chī fàn

\meals prepared at separate stoves\, slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC

看菜吃饭
kàn cài chī fàn

lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)

看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)

Child Words of 吃饭

吃
chī

to eat

饭
fàn

cooked rice

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