zǎo fàn
petit-déjeuner
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我早上吃早饭。
wǒ zǎoshang chī zǎofàn.
I eat breakfast in the morning.
早饭吃什么？
zǎofàn chī shénme?
What do you eat for breakfast?
早饭要吃饱。
zǎofàn yào chī bǎo.
You should eat a full breakfast.
早餐 (zǎocān)
breakfast
早点 (zǎodiǎn)
breakfast
早饭 (zǎofàn)
breakfast
晚餐 (wǎncān)
dinner
午餐 (wǔcān)
lunch
The Chinese word 早饭 (zǎofàn) for "breakfast" is composed of two characters: 早 (zǎo), meaning "early," and 饭 (fàn), meaning "cooked rice" or "meal." The character 早 is a pictograph depicting the sun rising over the horizon, indicating the early morning. The character 饭 is a compound ideograph combining the characters 食 (shí), meaning "to eat," and 米 (mǐ), meaning "rice." Together, these characters form the word 早饭, which literally means "early meal" or "morning meal." This term is commonly used in Mandarin Chinese to refer to the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning before starting the day's activities.
