饭 fàn meal
meal; cooked rice
How to remember 饭: 饣 food + 反 oppose = meal. When the food arrives even grandpa, who loves to oppose every opinion, goes quiet and enjoys the meal.
Component breakdown
饭 = 饣 food + 反 oppose
- 饣 food
- 反 oppose
- 𠂆 factory
- 又 again
When the food arrives even grandpa, who loves to oppose every opinion, goes quiet and enjoys the meal.
How it is used
- Cooked rice, and by extension 'a meal' - 吃饭 (chī fàn) eat (a meal), 做饭 (zuò fàn) cook, 米饭 (mǐfàn) cooked rice.
- 早饭 / 午饭 / 晚饭 name the three daily meals.
Words with 饭
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurantHSK 1
- 米饭mǐfàncooked riceHSK 1
- 做饭zuòfànto prepare a mealHSK 1
- 午饭wǔfànlunchHSK 1
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfastHSK 1
- 晚饭wǎnfànevening mealHSK 1
- 饭馆fànguǎnrestaurantHSK 2
- 年夜饭niányèfànreunion dinner on Lunar New Year's EveHSK 5
- 盒饭héfànmeal in a partitioned boxHSK 5
- 电饭锅diànfànguōelectric rice cookerHSK 6
- 便饭biànfànan ordinary mealHSK 7
- 饭碗fànwǎnrice bowlHSK 8
Example sentences
- 她在吃饭吗？ Tā zài chīfàn ma?Is she eating now?
- 我还没吃饭。 Wǒ hái méi chīfàn.I haven't eaten yet.
- 饭前先吃点小吃吧！ Fàn qián xiān chī diǎn xiǎochī ba!Let's eat some snacks before the meal.
- 吃饭前要洗手。 Chīfàn qián yào xǐshǒu.We have to wash our hands before eating.