How to say “meal” in Chinese
meal, food
“Meal” in Chinese is 饭, fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饭 is read fàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 饣 “food”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你吃饭吗nǐchīfànmaAre you going to eat?
- 你几点吃早饭nǐjǐdiǎnchīzǎofànWhat time do you have breakfast?
- 晚上我妈妈做饭wǎnshangwǒmāmazuòfànIn the evening my mom cooks.
- 你会做饭吗？nǐhuìzuòfànmaCan you cook?
- 我八点吃早饭wǒbādiǎnchīzǎofànI have breakfast at eight.
- 我们晚上八点吃晚饭wǒmenwǎnshangbādiǎnchīwǎnfànWe have dinner at 8 p.m.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “meal” in Chinese?
“Meal” in Chinese is 饭, pinyin fàn.
What does 饭 mean?
饭 (fàn) means “meal, food”.
How do you write 饭?
饭 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饭?
饭 is read fàn. Tones: fàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“meal” in the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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