Meaning of 做饭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to prepare a meal
- to cook
How to use 做饭
做饭 is the everyday word for cooking a meal at home. It is a verb plus object, so you can put words in between, like 做了饭 or 做晚饭. Example: 我妈妈每天做饭。(Wǒ māma měitiān zuòfàn.) My mom cooks every day.
做 (zuò) means to do or make, and 饭 (fàn) means a meal or cooked rice. To make the rice is to cook, since rice is at the center of a Chinese meal.
Common mistake: Learners often write 作饭 because 作 and 做 share the sound zuò, but only 做 is correct here. Another trap is adding a second object, as in 做饭中国菜. Say 做中国菜 (zuò Zhōngguó cài) instead.
做饭 in example sentences
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做 zuò · to make · 11 strokes
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饭 fàn · cooked rice · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 做饭.
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice |
| 做到 | zuòdào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 做客 | zuòkè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 做梦 | zuòmèng | to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking |
| 盒饭 | héfàn | meal in a partitioned box |
Questions about 做饭
What does 做饭 mean?
做饭 (zuòfàn) means "to prepare a meal; to cook".
How do you write 做饭?
做饭 is made of 2 characters: 做 (11 strokes), 饭 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 做饭 an HSK word?
Yes. 做饭 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 做饭 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 做饭 is written 做飯.
What is the difference between 做饭 and 炒菜?
做饭 is general cooking, preparing a whole meal. 炒菜 (chǎocài) means stir-frying dishes, one specific cooking method, though people sometimes use it loosely for cooking too.
How do I say someone is a good cook?
You can say 他做饭很好吃 (tā zuòfàn hěn hǎochī), literally his cooking is tasty. Another common way is 他很会做饭 (tā hěn huì zuòfàn), he really knows how to cook.