晚餐

wǎn cān

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. evening meal
2. dinner

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items

午餐

wǔ cān

lunch

midday meal

夜宵

yè xiāo

midnight snack

late-night snack

Synonyms

1 item

晚饭

wǎn fàn

evening meal

both mean evening meal

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't use 晚餐 for casual daily conversation; 晚饭 is the everyday term.

Formality

晚餐 is more formal than 晚饭; used in written contexts or polite invitations.

Example Sentences

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他正在厨房料理晚餐。

He is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

我们吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐。

We had a sumptuous dinner.

晚餐是幾點？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806644)

晚餐吃魚怎麼樣?

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 757561)

晚餐何時供應？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1537137)

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Words Containing 晚餐

最后晚餐

zuì hòu wǎn cān

the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)

最后的晚餐

zuì hòu de wǎn cān

the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)

Child Words of 晚餐

evening

meal

晚餐