晚饭

wǎn fàn

CL 顿 dùn 餐 cān 份 fèn

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Noun Common

Definitions

1. evening meal
2. dinner
3. supper

Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 午餐 wǔ cān 午餐 wǔ cān lunch 午饭与晚饭对应: lunch
• 早餐 zǎo cān 早餐 zǎo cān breakfast daily meals pairing: 晚饭 (dinner) vs. 早餐 (breakfast): breakfast

Related words

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• 夜宵 yè xiāo 夜宵 yè xiāo midnight snack 晚上的加餐: midnight snack

Synonyms

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• 晚餐 wǎn cān 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal 一般用语: evening meal

Usage notes

Collocations

Common verbs: 吃晚饭 (to eat dinner), 做晚饭 (to cook dinner).

Common mistakes

Note that 晚饭 is 'dinner/supper,' not 'evening rice.' 晚 means 'evening' and 饭 here means 'meal.'

Example Sentences

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晚饭 后我们出去溜达一会儿吧。

Let's go out for a stroll after dinner.

我们七点吃 晚饭 。

We eat dinner at seven.

我正在准备 晚饭 。

I am preparing dinner.

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Child Words of 晚饭

• 晚 晚 wǎn: evening
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice