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大餐

dà cān · da can

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Meaning

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  1. sumptuous meal; banquet
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Dinner for two

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，今天(jīntiān)是(shì)除夕(chúxī)，我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)一桌(yīzhuō)大餐(dàcān)！

    Liangliang, it's New Year's Eve. I made a big meal!

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这么多(zhèmeduō)菜(cài)！有(yǒu)几个(jǐge)人(rén)来(lái)吃(chī)？

    Wow, so many dishes! How many people are coming?

  3. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Just the two of us.

  4. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)吃(chī)这么(zhème)大(dà)的(de)一桌(yīzhuō)大餐(dàcān)？

    A big meal this size for two people?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)菜(cài)，所以(suǒyǐ)做(zuò)了(le)十盘(shípán)。

    I can only cook one dish, so I made ten plates of it.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)请(qǐng)邻居(línjū)一起(yīqǐ)来(lái)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Then let's invite the neighbors to eat it with us.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)到(dào)达(dá)后(hòu)发(fā)现(xiàn)一(yí)顿(dùn)大(dà)餐(cān)已(yǐ)经(jīng)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)了(le)。

We arrived to find a huge meal ready for us.

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

02

为(wèi)了(le)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)奶(nǎi)奶(nai)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)，全(quán)家(jiā)人(rén)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)了(le)一(yí)顿(dùn)大(dà)餐(cān)。

To celebrate Grandma's birthday, the whole family enjoyed a big feast together.

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