聚餐 jùcān communal meal
communal meal; formal dinner of club or group
How to remember 聚餐: 聚 to assemble + 餐 to eat = communal meal.
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How it is used
- Verb-object compound meaning to have a group meal together, e.g. colleagues, classmates, or friends.
- 我们明天聚餐 (wǒmen míngtiān jùcān) - we're having a group meal tomorrow.
- Implies a planned social gathering around food, not just any meal - closer to "potluck/dinner party" than "eat dinner".
- Can be used as a noun too: 公司聚餐 (gōngsī jùcān) - a company dinner/team meal.