Hanzi
Traditional
餐
Simplified
餐

meal/to eat/classifier for meals

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

cān, sūn

Bopomofo

ㄘㄢ, ㄙㄨㄣ

Jyutping

caan1

Example sentences

早餐 zǎocān
我每天早上吃早餐。

I eat breakfast every morning.

時間 / 时间 shíjiān
我沒有時間吃早餐。
我没有时间吃早餐。

I don't have time to eat breakfast.

餐 cān
他一天吃三餐。

He eats three meals a day.

營養 / 营养 yíngyǎng
早餐是一天中最重要的一餐，必須保證營養充足。
早餐是一天中最重要的一餐，必须保证营养充足。

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; it must ensure sufficient nutrition.

午餐 wǔcān
今天的午餐很豐盛。
今天的午餐很丰盛。

Today's lunch is very sumptuous.

正在 zhèngzài
我正在吃午餐。

I am eating lunch right now.

大餐 dàcān
為了慶祝生日，我們去吃了一頓豐盛的大餐。
为了庆祝生日，我们去吃了一顿丰盛的大餐。

To celebrate the birthday, we went to eat a sumptuous feast.

今晚 jīnwǎn
今晚我們全家人要一起去吃大餐。
今晚我们全家人要一起去吃大餐。

Tonight, our whole family is going to have a big meal together.

套餐 tàocān
這家餐廳的套餐既經濟又實惠。
这家餐厅的套餐既经济又实惠。

This restaurant's set meal is both economical and practical.

包含 bāohán
這個套餐包含飲料和點心。
这个套餐包含饮料和点心。

This set meal includes drinks and snacks.

Example Vocabulary

早餐

zao3'can1

breakfast

餐

can1

meal; food

午餐

wu3'can1

lunch

大餐

da4'can1

feast; banquet; big meal

套餐

tao4'can1

set meal; package

快餐

kuai4'can1

fast food

晚餐

wan3'can1

dinner; supper

中餐

zhong1'can1

Chinese food; Chinese meal

中餐舘

佐餐

zuo3'can1

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