How to say “breakfast” in Chinese
breakfast
“Breakfast” in Chinese is 早餐, zǎo cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
早餐 is read zǎo 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 top, 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 “早餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 早餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 酒店的早餐七点开始。jiǔdiàndezǎocānqīdiǎnkāishǐBreakfast at the hotel starts at seven.
- 这家宾馆提供早餐吗？zhèjiābīnguǎntígōngzǎocānmaDoes this hotel serve breakfast?
- 这个价格包括早餐吗？zhègejiàgébāokuòzǎocānmaDoes this price include breakfast?
- 你喜欢中式早餐还是西式早餐？nǐxǐhuanzhōngshìzǎocānháishixīshìzǎocānDo you prefer a Chinese breakfast or a Western one?
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “breakfast” in Chinese?
“Breakfast” in Chinese is 早餐, pinyin zǎocān.
What does 早餐 mean?
早餐 (zǎocān) means “breakfast”.
How do you write 早餐?
早餐 is 2 characters: 早 (zǎo) — early, morning; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 早餐?
早餐 is read zǎocān. Tones: zǎo — third tone, cān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“breakfast” 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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