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午饭

wǔ fàn · wu fan

Traditional 午飯

HSK 1Measure words: 份 fèn, 顿 dùn, 次 cì, 餐 cān

Meaning

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  1. lunch
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In a conversation

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What is for lunch?

  1. Dengdeng

    午饭(wǔfàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What shall we eat for lunch?

  2. Liangliang

    食堂(shítáng)的(de)午饭(wǔfàn)我(wǒ)吃(chī)腻(nì)了(le)。

    I am tired of the canteen lunch.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)出去(chūqù)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Then let us eat out.

  4. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)的(de)午饭(wǔfàn)太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)。

    Lunch outside is too expensive.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)两(liǎng)份(fèn)午饭(wǔfàn)，分(fēn)你(nǐ)一(yī)份(fèn)。

    I brought two lunches. I will share one with you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)咖(kā)啡(fēi)店(diàn)吃(chī)了(le)午(wǔ)饭(fàn)。

We had lunch at a little coffee shop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)十(shí)二(èr)点(diǎn)半(bàn)要(yào)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)午(wǔ)饭(fàn)。

We will have lunch together at twelve-thirty.

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by Muelisto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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午
wǔ

7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

饭
fàn

cooked rice; meal

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