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cān
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. meal
  2. 2. to eat
  3. 3. classifier for meals

Example Sentences

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Mayuko早 吃麵包。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 835705)

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Words Containing 餐

圣餐台
shèng cān tái

(Christian) altar

餐馆
cān guǎn

restaurant

餐桌盐
cān zhuō yán

table salt

餐饮
cān yǐn

food and beverage

就餐
jiù cān

to dine

忘餐废寝
wàng cān fèi qǐn

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

午餐会
wǔ cān huì

luncheon

一日三餐
yī rì sān cān

to have three meals a day

快餐
kuài cān

fast food

百乐餐
bǎi lè cān

potluck meal

最后晚餐
zuì hòu wǎn cān

the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)

餐会
cān huì

dinner party

吃霸王餐
chī bà wáng cān

to dine and dash

晚餐
wǎn cān

evening meal

餐前酒
cān qián jiǔ

aperitif

餐刀
cān dāo

table knife

代餐
dài cān

meal replacement

百胜餐饮集团
bǎi shèng cān yǐn jí tuán

Yum! Brands, Inc., American fast food corporation operating Pizza Hut, KFC etc.

点餐
diǎn cān

(at a restaurant) to order a meal

饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn

to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)

分餐
fēn cān

to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)

进餐
jìn cān

to have a meal

快餐交友
kuài cān jiāo yǒu

speed dating

套餐
tào cān

set meal

用餐时间
yòng cān shí jiān

meal times

餐点
cān diǎn

food

餐食
cān shí

food

餐厅
cān tīng

dining hall

饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān

great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

盘餐
pán cān

side dish

午餐肉
wǔ cān ròu

canned luncheon meat

集餐
jí cān

communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fēn cān])

加餐
jiā cān

to have an extra meal

大餐
dà cān

sumptuous meal; banquet

餐末甜酒
cān mò tián jiǔ

dessert wine

中餐馆
zhōng cān guǎn

Chinese restaurant

饱餐
bǎo cān

to eat one's fill

自助餐
zì zhù cān

buffet

餐桌
cān zhuō

dining table; dinner table

餐巾纸
cān jīn zhǐ

paper napkin

餐饮店
cān yǐn diàn

dining room

餐宴
cān yàn

banquet

餐室
cān shì

dining room

圣餐
shèng cān

Holy Communion; Eucharist

正餐
zhèng cān

(regular) meal

餐后酒
cān hòu jiǔ

digestif

饱餐一顿
bǎo cān yī dùn

to eat one's fill

西餐
xī cān

Western-style food

飞机餐
fēi jī cān

in-flight meal

最后的晚餐
zuì hòu de wǎn cān

the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)

佐餐
zuǒ cān

(of food) accompaniment

秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān

a feast for the eyes (idiom)

午餐
wǔ cān

lunch

野餐
yě cān

picnic

野餐垫
yě cān diàn

picnic blanket

替餐
tì cān

meal replacement

餐桌转盘
cān zhuō zhuàn pán

revolving tray on a dining table

餐牌
cān pái

menu

拼餐
pīn cān

(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs

中餐
zhōng cān

lunch

早餐
zǎo cān

breakfast

风餐露宿
fēng cān lù sù

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom)

用餐
yòng cān

to eat a meal

餐巾
cān jīn

napkin

餐具
cān jù

tableware

送餐
sòng cān

home delivery of meal

忘餐
wàng cān

to forget one's meals

餐车
cān chē

dining car

废寝忘餐
fèi qǐn wàng cān

see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fèi qǐn wàng shí]

聚餐
jù cān

communal meal

快餐部
kuài cān bù

snack bar

配餐
pèi cān

catering

牛排餐厅
niú pái cān tīng

steakhouse

百胜餐饮
bǎi shèng cān yǐn

Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)

快餐店
kuài cān diàn

fast food shop

中国餐馆症候群
zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún

Chinese restaurant syndrome