How to say “dinner” in Chinese
dinner
“Dinner” in Chinese is 晚餐, wǎn cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晚餐 is read wǎn 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
On the left, 日 “sun”.
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 “晚餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晚餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她为客人精心准备了晚餐。tāwèikèrénjīngxīnzhǔnbèilewǎncānShe lovingly prepared dinner for the guests.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dinner” in Chinese?
“Dinner” in Chinese is 晚餐, pinyin wǎncān.
What does 晚餐 mean?
晚餐 (wǎncān) means “dinner”.
How do you write 晚餐?
晚餐 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚餐?
晚餐 is read wǎncān. Tones: wǎn — third tone, cān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dinner” in the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
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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