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fàn
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. cooked rice
  2. 2. meal
  3. 3. (loanword) fan
  4. 4. devotee

Example Sentences

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吃米
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10961144)

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Words Containing 饭

饭团
fàn tuán

rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings)

生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn

the rice is cooked

家常便饭
jiā cháng biàn fàn

simple home-style meal

饭食
fàn shí

food

粗饭
cū fàn

an unappealing and unsatisfying meal

饭馆
fàn guǎn

restaurant

看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī

lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)

饭桶
fàn tǒng

rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served)

抟饭
tuán fàn

to roll rice balls

饭糗茹草
fàn qiǔ rú cǎo

lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)

饭勺
fàn sháo

rice paddle

丢饭碗
diū fàn wǎn

to lose one's job

吃白饭
chī bái fàn

to eat plain rice

粗茶淡饭
cū chá dàn fàn

plain tea and simple food

茶余饭后
chá yú fàn hòu

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)

唯饭
wéi fàn

fan who only likes one particular member of a pop idol band

混饭
hùn fàn

to work for a living

端饭
duān fàn

to serve (food)

中饭
zhōng fàn

lunch

干饭
gān fàn

plain cooked rice (as opposed to rice porridge)

饭盒
fàn hé

lunchbox

蹭饭
cèng fàn

(coll.) to mooch a meal

蛋包饭
dàn bāo fàn

rice omelet

茶饭无心
chá fàn wú xīn

no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering

生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn

It's too late to change anything now.

吃青春饭
chī qīng chūn fàn

to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)

酒足饭饱
jiǔ zú fàn bǎo

to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content

金饭碗
jīn fàn wǎn

secure and lucrative job

拌饭
bàn fàn

bibimbap (Korean cuisine)

夹生饭
jiā shēng fàn

half-cooked rice

喷饭
pēn fàn

(coll.) to burst out laughing

吃饭
chī fàn

to have a meal

小饭馆
xiǎo fàn guǎn

tearoom

饭匙
fàn chí

rice paddle

施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

茶余饭饱
chá yú fàn bǎo

see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[chá yú fàn hòu]

泡饭
pào fàn

to soak cooked rice in soup or water

好饭不怕晚
hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn

the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten

要饭
yào fàn

to beg (for food or money)

饭岛柳莺
fàn dǎo liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae)

茶饭不思
chá fàn bù sī

no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering

做饭
zuò fàn

to prepare a meal

人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng

one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)

炒冷饭
chǎo lěng fàn

to stir-fry leftover rice

用饭
yòng fàn

to eat

米饭
mǐ fàn

(cooked) rice

饭量
fàn liàng

amount of food one eats

铁饭碗
tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

饭票
fàn piào

(lit. and fig.) meal ticket

打饭
dǎ fàn

to get food at a canteen

客饭
kè fàn

cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors

稀饭
xī fàn

porridge; gruel; congee

炒饭
chǎo fàn

fried rice

饭庄
fàn zhuāng

big restaurant

留饭
liú fàn

to put some food aside for sb

饭店
fàn diàn

restaurant

长期饭票
cháng qī fàn piào

(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life

饭厅
fàn tīng

dining room

干饭
gàn fàn

(coll.) to have a meal

分灶吃饭
fēn zào chī fàn

\meals prepared at separate stoves\, slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC

残羹剩饭
cán gēng shèng fàn

leftovers from a meal

酒饭
jiǔ fàn

food and drink

饭堂
fàn táng

dining hall

饭托
fàn tuō

person hired to lure customers to a restaurant

小饭桌
xiǎo fàn zhuō

dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch

电饭锅
diàn fàn guō

electric rice cooker

晚饭
wǎn fàn

evening meal

饭桌
fàn zhuō

dining table

吃闲饭
chī xián fàn

to lead an idle life; to be a loafer

吃软饭
chī ruǎn fàn

to live off a woman

吃干饭
chī gān fàn

(coll.) to be incompetent

午饭
wǔ fàn

lunch

蛋炒饭节
dàn chǎo fàn jié

Fried Rice with Egg Festival, informally observed annually on November 25 as the anniversary of the death in 1950 of Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying, by people who are grateful that Mao's grip on China did not extend to a second generation (The younger Mao died in an American air raid in Korea, and, according to a popular account, his death was the result of cooking fried rice with egg, which produced smoke detected by US forces.)

饭碗
fàn wǎn

rice bowl

年夜饭
nián yè fàn

New Year's Eve family dinner

紫菜包饭
zǐ cài bāo fàn

gimbap, aka kimbap (Korean dish made by rolling up steamed rice and other ingredients in a sheet of nori)

早饭
zǎo fàn

breakfast

盛饭
chéng fàn

to fill a bowl with rice

饭圈
fàn quān

fan community

盖饭
gài fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

焗饭
jú fàn

rice au gratin

饭盆
fàn pén

pet food bowl

饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn

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

生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed

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)

包饭
bāo fàn

to get or supply meals for a monthly rate

盒饭
hé fàn

meal in a partitioned box

乌饭果
wū fàn guǒ

blueberry

新疆手抓饭
xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fàn

Xinjiang lamb rice

饭菜
fàn cài

food

鸡蛋炒饭
jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

斋饭
zhāi fàn

food given to Buddhist monks as alms

看菜吃饭
kàn cài chī fàn

lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)

抓饭
zhuā fàn

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)

散伙饭
sàn huǒ fàn

farewell dinner party

剩饭
shèng fàn

leftover food

酒囊饭袋
jiǔ náng fàn dài

wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing

残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn

spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal

讨饭
tǎo fàn

to ask for food

手抓饭
shǒu zhuā fàn

pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)

吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn

lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)

盖浇饭
gài jiāo fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

大锅饭
dà guō fàn

meal cooked in a large pot

出饭
chū fàn

to swell on steaming (of hard rice grain)

饭替
fàn tì

body double (in eating scenes)

白饭
bái fàn

plain cooked rice

饭后百步走,活到九十九
fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ

walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)

三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes

饭后服用
fàn hòu fú yòng

post cibum (pharm.)

饭类
fàn lèi

rice dishes (on menu)

长城饭店
cháng chéng fàn diàn

Great Wall Hotel (Beijing Sheraton 喜來登|喜来登)

烩饭
huì fàn

rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

便饭
biàn fàn

an ordinary meal

饭气攻心
fàn qì gōng xīn

food coma

忆苦饭
yì kǔ fàn

unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships

饭局
fàn jú

dinner party

煮饭
zhǔ fàn

to cook

找饭碗
zhǎo fàn wǎn

to look for a job

炖饭
dùn fàn

risotto

开饭
kāi fàn

to serve a meal

电饭煲
diàn fàn bāo

rice cooker

吃饱了饭撑的
chī bǎo le fàn chēng de

having nothing better to do