How to say “dinner” in Chinese
dinner
“Dinner” in Chinese is 晚饭, wǎn fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晚饭 is read wǎn 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 the left, 日 “sun”.
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 “晚饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晚饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们晚上八点吃晚饭wǒmenwǎnshangbādiǎnchīwǎnfànWe have dinner at 8 p.m.
- 晚饭后我们去河边散步吧wǎnfànhòuwǒmenqùhébiānsànbùbaLet's take a walk by the river after dinner.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dinner” in Chinese?
“Dinner” in Chinese is 晚饭, pinyin wǎnfàn.
What does 晚饭 mean?
晚饭 (wǎnfàn) means “dinner”.
How do you write 晚饭?
晚饭 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚饭?
晚饭 is read wǎnfàn. Tones: wǎn — third tone, fàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dinner” 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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