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吃饭

chī fàn · chi fan

Traditional 吃飯

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to have a meal
  2. to eat
  3. to make a living
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Have you eaten?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)没有(méiyǒu)？

    Have you eaten yet?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没(méi)吃(chī)。忙(máng)得(de)没(méi)时间(shíjiān)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Not yet. I am too busy to eat.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)。我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)一家(yījiā)不错(bùcuò)的(de)店(diàn)。

    Let's go eat together. I know a good place.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，远(yuǎn)不(bù)远(yuǎn)？

    Great. Is it far?

  5. Liangliang

    不(bù)远(yuǎn)，就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)家(jiā)楼下(lóuxià)。

    Not far. It is right below your home.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)每次(měicì)路过(lùguò)都(dōu)觉得(juéde)饿(è)！

    Oh, no wonder I'm hungry every time I walk past!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)让(ràng)他(tā)的(de)工(gōng)人(rén)在(zài)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

He lets his workers eat meals in the office.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)出(chū)去(qù)吃(chī)饭(fàn)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

What do you say to dining out tonight?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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吃
chī

to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

饭
fàn

cooked rice; meal

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