年夜饭

nián yè fàn

CL 顿 dùn 餐 cān

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun

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Definitions

1. New Year's Eve family dinner

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 大餐 dà cān 大餐 dà cān sumptuous meal; banquet big feast, more general term: sumptuous meal; banquet

Related words

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• 年夜 nián yè 年夜 nián yè lunar New Year's Eve New Year's Eve, the time for this meal: lunar New Year's Eve
• 春节 chūn jié 春节 chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Spring Festival holiday following the dinner: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 年夜饭 to refer to other festive meals; it specifically means the family dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Cultural notes

The 年夜饭 often includes symbolic dishes like fish (鱼) for surplus and dumplings (饺子) for wealth.

Example Sentences

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我们一家人一起吃 年夜饭 。

Our whole family eats the New Year's Eve dinner together.

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Child Words of 年夜饭

• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 年 年 nián: year
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice
• 年夜 年夜 nián yè: lunar New Year's Eve