晚餐 wǎncān evening meal
evening meal; dinner
How to remember 晚餐: 晚 evening + 餐 to eat = evening meal.
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How it is used
- Measure words 份/顿/次: 一顿晚餐 (yí dùn wǎncān, a dinner).
- Formal/written register, used on menus and invitations; the everyday spoken word is 晚饭 (wǎnfàn).
Example sentences
- 我准备晚餐。 Wǒ zhǔnbèi wǎncān.I'm making dinner.
- 出去吃晚餐如何？ Chūqù chī wǎncān rúhé?How about going out for dinner?
- 我想要我的晚餐送到房间里来。 Wǒ xiǎngyào wǒ de wǎncān sòngdào fángjiān lǐ lái.I want my dinner brought to my room.