VocabularyHSK 3 · core

饭

fàn

meal, rice

Part of speech · noun

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飯meal

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Examples

我吃饭了。
I have eaten.
我们一起吃晚饭吧。
Let's eat dinner together.

Collocations

吃饭做饭米饭早饭晚饭

Mnemonic

饭 fàn "rice/meal" — simplified from 飯. Narrow meaning "cooked rice", broader "meal in general". 吃饭 literally "eat rice" but used for "have a meal". Compare 早饭 breakfast, 午饭 lunch, 晚饭 dinner.

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