用餐

yòng cān

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to eat a meal

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 吃饭 chī fàn 吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal 吃饭 is the everyday way to say 'to eat a meal', while 用餐 is more formal.: to have a meal

Related words

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• 饮食 yǐn shí 饮食 yǐn shí eating and drinking 饮食 refers to food and drink in general, not just the act of eating.: eating and drinking
• 禁止 jìn zhǐ 禁止 jìn zhǐ to prohibit Often appears in signs like 禁止用餐 (No eating).: to prohibit

Synonyms

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• 进餐 jìn cān 进餐 jìn cān to have a meal Both mean 'to eat a meal', but 进餐 is even more formal and literary.: to have a meal

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Avoid using 用餐 with a direct object like *用餐面条; it is usually intransitive and describes the act itself.

Formality

用餐 is a formal verb used in written or polite contexts, such as restaurant notices or formal invitations. For everyday conversation, use 吃饭.

Example Sentences

3 shown

请勿在此处 用餐 。

Please do not eat here.

她在 用餐 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6774605)

四個人 用餐 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 11031497)

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Words Containing 用餐

• 用餐时间 用餐时间 yòng cān shí jiān: meal times

Child Words of 用餐

• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 餐 餐 cān: meal