盒饭

hé fàn

CL 个 gè 盒 hé 份 fèn

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. meal in a partitioned box

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 自助餐 zì zhù cān 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet 自助餐 is 'buffet', where food is self-served, contrasting with the pre-packed nature of 盒饭.: buffet

Register variants

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• 便当 biàn dāng 便当 biàn dāng convenient 盒饭 is common in mainland China; 便当 is a loanword from Japanese used more in Taiwan and influenced by Japanese culture, meaning a boxed meal.: convenient

Related words

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• 快餐 kuài cān 快餐 kuài cān fast food 快餐 means 'fast food' and is a broader category that may include boxed meals.: fast food
• 外卖 wài mài 外卖 wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal 外卖 refers to 'takeout' or 'delivery', which often involves boxed meals.: (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with verbs like 吃 (eat), 买 (buy), 订 (order), e.g., 吃盒饭 (eat a boxed meal), 订盒饭 (order boxed meals).

Common mistakes

Not to be confused with 饭盒 (fàn hé), which means 'lunch box' (the container). 盒饭 refers to the meal itself.

Example Sentences

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他中午只吃了一盒 盒饭 。

He only ate a boxed meal for lunch.

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Words Containing 盒饭

• 领盒饭 领盒饭 lǐng hé fàn: (coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies)

Child Words of 盒饭

• 盒 盒 hé: small box
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice