How to say “lunch” in Chinese
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“Lunch” in Chinese is 午餐, wǔ cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
午餐 is read wǔ 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, 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 “午餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 午餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每天在学校食堂吃午餐wǒměitiānzàixuéxiàoshítángchīwǔcānI have lunch in the school canteen every day.
- 天下没有免费的午餐tiānxiàméiyǒumiǎnfèidewǔcānThere’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lunch” in Chinese?
“Lunch” in Chinese is 午餐, pinyin wǔcān.
What does 午餐 mean?
午餐 (wǔcān) means “lunch”.
How do you write 午餐?
午餐 is 2 characters: 午 (wǔ) — noon; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 午餐?
午餐 is read wǔcān. Tones: wǔ — third tone, cān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“lunch” 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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