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晚餐

wǎn cān · wan can

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure words: 份 fèn, 顿 dùn, 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. evening meal
  2. dinner
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Who cooks dinner?

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)晚餐(wǎncān)我(wǒ)来(lái)做(zuò)。

    I'll make dinner tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What will you make?

  3. Dengdeng

    西红柿(xīhóngshì)炒(chǎo)蛋(dàn)。

    Tomato and egg.

  4. Liangliang

    晚餐(wǎncān)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)菜(cài)？

    Dinner is only one dish?

  5. Dengdeng

    还(hái)有(yǒu)米饭(mǐfàn)。两个人(liǎnggèrén)的(de)晚餐(wǎncān)够(gòu)了(le)。

    And rice. That's enough dinner for two.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)。我(wǒ)来(lái)切(qiē)西红柿(xīhóngshì)。

    Fine. I'll cut the tomatoes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

晚(wǎn)餐(cān)之(zhī)后(hòu)你(nǐ)才(cái)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。

You can watch TV after supper.

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

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)我(wǒ)的(de)晚(wǎn)餐(cān)送(sòng)到(dào)房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)来(lái)。

I want my dinner brought to my room.

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

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晚
wǎn

evening; night

餐
cān

meal; to eat

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