How to say “breakfast” in Chinese
breakfast
“Breakfast” in Chinese is 早饭, zǎo fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
早饭 is read zǎo 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 top, 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 “早饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 早饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你几点吃早饭nǐjǐdiǎnchīzǎofànWhat time do you have breakfast?
- 我八点吃早饭wǒbādiǎnchīzǎofànI have breakfast at eight.
- 早饭我吃面包和鸡蛋zǎofànwǒchīmiànbāohéjīdànFor breakfast I eat bread and eggs.
- 我男朋友每天给我做早饭。wǒnánpéngyouměitiāngěiwǒzuòzǎofànMy boyfriend makes me breakfast every day.
- 我来不及吃早饭了wǒláibujíchīzǎofànleI don't have time for breakfast anymore.
- 哪怕再忙也要吃早饭nǎpàzàimáng,yěyàochīzǎofànHowever busy you are, you need to eat breakfast.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “breakfast” in Chinese?
“Breakfast” in Chinese is 早饭, pinyin zǎofàn.
What does 早饭 mean?
早饭 (zǎofàn) means “breakfast”.
How do you write 早饭?
早饭 is 2 characters: 早 (zǎo) — early, morning; 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 早饭?
早饭 is read zǎofàn. Tones: zǎo — third tone, fàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“breakfast” 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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