HSK Level 1

晚饭

wǎn fàn

dîner

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Exemples de phrases

我晚上要吃晚饭。

wǒ wǎnshang yào chī wǎnfàn.

I will have dinner in the evening.

我们一起吃晚饭吧。

wǒmen yīqǐ chī wǎnfàn ba.

Let's have dinner together.

晚饭吃什么?

wǎnfàn chī shénme?

What's for dinner?

Synonymes

晚餐 (wǎncān)

dinner

夜饭 (yèfàn)

supper

宵夜 (xiāoyè)

midnight snack

Antonymes

早饭 (zǎofàn)

breakfast

午饭 (wǔfàn)

lunch

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word for dinner, 晚饭 (wǎnfàn), is a compound of two characters: 晚 (wǎn), meaning "late", and 饭 (fàn), meaning "cooked rice" or "meal". The character 晚 is composed of two parts: 日 (rì), meaning "sun", and 暮 (mù), meaning "dusk" or "evening". The character 饭 is composed of two parts: 食 (shí), meaning "to eat", and 米 (mǐ), meaning "rice".The word 晚饭 (wǎnfàn) is used to refer to the main meal of the day, which is typically eaten in the evening. In China, dinner is usually served around 6 or 7 pm. The meal typically consists of rice or noodles, along with a variety of dishes, such as meat, vegetables, and soup.The word 晚饭 (wǎnfàn) is also used to refer to the evening meal in other cultures. For example, in Japan, dinner is called 夕食 (yūshoku), which is also a compound of two characters: 夕 (yū), meaning "evening", and 食 (shoku), meaning "meal". In Korea, dinner is called 저녁 (jeonyeok), which is also a compound of two characters: 저 (jeo), meaning "late", and 녁 (nyeok), meaning "evening".