How to say “have a meal” in Chinese
have a meal, dine
“Have a meal” in Chinese is 用餐, yòng cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
用餐 is read yòng 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 “用餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 用餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 祝您用餐愉快！zhùnínyòngcānyúkuàiEnjoy your meal!
- 您好，请问几位用餐？nínhǎo,qǐngwènjǐwèiyòngcānHello, how many of you will be dining?
- 祝大家用餐愉快zhùdàjiāyòngcānyúkuàiEnjoy your meal, everyone!
More words from the lesson “A banquet and snacks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have a meal” in Chinese?
“Have a meal” in Chinese is 用餐, pinyin yòngcān.
What does 用餐 mean?
用餐 (yòngcān) means “have a meal, dine”.
How do you write 用餐?
用餐 is 2 characters: 用 (yòng) — use; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 用餐?
用餐 is read yòngcān. Tones: yòng — fourth tone, cān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“have a meal” in the lesson “A banquet and snacks”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” of HSK 6. 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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