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早饭

zǎo fàn · zao fan

Traditional 早飯

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

Meaning

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  1. breakfast
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In a conversation

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Breakfast tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)早饭(zǎofàn)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you eat breakfast?

  2. Liangliang

    没(méi)吃(chī)，我(wǒ)起晚(qǐwǎn)了(le)。

    No. I got up late.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)包子(bāozi)，给(gěi)你(nǐ)一个(yīgè)。

    I brought two steamed buns. Here's one for you.

  4. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃(chī)早饭(zǎofàn)。

    Thanks! Tomorrow I'll treat you to breakfast.

  5. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)，我(wǒ)要(yào)吃(chī)油条(yóutiáo)。

    Good. I want fried dough sticks.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)又(yòu)会(huì)起晚(qǐwǎn)。

    But tomorrow I'll get up late again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)今(jīn)早(zǎo)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)时(shí)，我(wǒ)爸(bà)已(yǐ)经(jīng)吃(chī)过(guò)早(zǎo)饭(fàn)了(le)。

My father had already finished breakfast when I got up this morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

早(zǎo)饭(fàn)是(shì)一(yì)天(tiān)中(zhōng)最(zuì)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)一(yí)顿(dùn)饭(fàn)。

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by cris · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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早
zǎo

early; morning

饭
fàn

cooked rice; meal

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