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饭

fàn · fan

Traditional 飯

HSK 1Measure words: 碗 wǎn, 顿 dùn

Meaning

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  1. cooked rice
  2. meal
  3. (loanword) fan
  4. devotee
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In a conversation

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Dinner is ready

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)！

    Liangliang, dinner is ready!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)玩(wán)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    I will play a little longer.

  3. Dengdeng

    饭(fàn)都(dōu)凉(liáng)了(le)。

    The meal has gone cold already.

  4. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)饭(fàn)是(shì)谁(shéi)做(zuò)的(de)？

    Who cooked today's meal?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)。快(kuài)来(lái)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)！

    Me. Come and eat quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)今(jīn)天(tiān)吃(chī)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)饭(fàn)。

Today we have a lot of food.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DrWinters · English by cairnhead · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)回(huí)家(jiā)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。

Mom told me to come home for a meal.

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