How to say “eat together” in Chinese
eat together, have a group meal
“Eat together” in Chinese is 聚餐, jù cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
聚餐 is read jù cān: 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
At the bottom, three people side by side: a crowd. On top, 取 qǔ hints at the sound.
At the bottom, 食 — “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 “聚餐”.
More words from the lesson “Meals with Friends”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “eat together” in Chinese?
“Eat together” in Chinese is 聚餐, pinyin jùcān.
What does 聚餐 mean?
聚餐 (jùcān) means “eat together, have a group meal”.
How do you write 聚餐?
聚餐 is 2 characters: 聚 (jù) — gather together; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 聚餐?
聚餐 is read jùcān. Tones: jù — fourth tone, cān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“eat together” in the lesson “Meals with Friends”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. 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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