How to say “boxed lunch” in Chinese
boxed lunch
“Boxed lunch” in Chinese is 盒饭, hé fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
盒饭 is read hé fàn: 2 syllables. 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 top, 合 hé hints at the sound; at the bottom, 皿 “dish, vessel”.
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 “盒饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 盒饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请帮我把盒饭加热一下qǐngbāngwǒbǎhéfànjiārèyíxiàCould you heat up my boxed lunch, please?
More words from the lesson “To go and for dessert”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “boxed lunch” in Chinese?
“Boxed lunch” in Chinese is 盒饭, pinyin héfàn.
What does 盒饭 mean?
盒饭 (héfàn) means “boxed lunch”.
How do you write 盒饭?
盒饭 is 2 characters: 盒 (hé) — box; 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 盒饭?
盒饭 is read héfàn. Tones: hé — second tone, fàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“boxed lunch” in the lesson “To go and for dessert”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. 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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