早饭

zǎo fàn

CL 顿 dùn 份 fèn

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. breakfast

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 午餐 wǔ cān 午餐 wǔ cān lunch 午餐 means lunch, the next meal of the day.: lunch
• 晚饭 wǎn fàn 晚饭 wǎn fàn evening meal 晚饭 means dinner, the evening meal.: evening meal

Synonyms

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• 早餐 zǎo cān 早餐 zǎo cān breakfast 早餐 is more formal than 早饭.: breakfast
• 早点 zǎo diǎn 早点 zǎo diǎn breakfast 早点 refers to a light breakfast or morning snack.: breakfast

Usage notes

Collocations

Common verbs: 吃早饭 (eat breakfast), 做早饭 (make breakfast).

Formality

早饭 is informal and used in daily speech, while 早餐 is formal.

Example Sentences

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早饭 我吃了一个馒头。

I ate a steamed bun for breakfast.

我今天早上吃了 早饭 。

I ate breakfast this morning.

我吃了 早饭 。

I ate breakfast.

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Child Words of 早饭

• 早 早 zǎo: early
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice