晚餐

wǎn cān

CL 顿 dùn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. evening meal
2. dinner

Word relationships

Related words

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• 午餐 wǔ cān 午餐 wǔ cān lunch midday meal: lunch
• 夜宵 yè xiāo 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack late-night snack: midnight snack

Synonyms

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• 晚饭 wǎn fàn 晚饭 wǎn fàn evening meal both mean evening meal: 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？

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晚餐 吃魚怎麼樣?

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 757561)

晚餐 何時供應？

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Words Containing 晚餐

• 最后晚餐 最后晚餐 zuì hòu wǎn cān: the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)
• 最后的晚餐 最后的晚餐 zuì hòu de wǎn cān: the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)

Child Words of 晚餐

• 晚 晚 wǎn: evening
• 餐 餐 cān: meal