Meaning of 午饭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- lunch
Measure word: 份,頓|顿,次,餐
How to use 午饭
午饭 is the everyday word for lunch and usually goes with the verb 吃 (chī) to eat. Example: 我们一起吃午饭吧。(Wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǔfàn ba.) Let's have lunch together.
午 (wǔ) means noon, the same 午 you see in 中午 (zhōngwǔ) noon, and 饭 (fàn) means a meal or cooked rice. Put them together and you get the noon meal: lunch.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 午 (wǔ) noon with 牛 (niú) cow. 牛 has a vertical stroke that pokes out through the top, but 午 does not. Also keep the third tone on 午, since a flat wu can sound like 无 (wú) or 五 (wǔ) said carelessly.
午饭 in example sentences
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午 wǔ · noon · 4 strokes
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饭 fàn · cooked rice · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 午饭.
Questions about 午饭
What does 午饭 mean?
午饭 (wǔfàn) means "lunch" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 午饭?
午饭 is made of 2 characters: 午 (4 strokes), 饭 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 午饭 an HSK word?
Yes. 午饭 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 午饭 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 午饭 is written 午飯.
What are the words for breakfast and dinner that go with 午饭?
Breakfast is 早饭 (zǎofàn) and dinner is 晚饭 (wǎnfàn). All three follow the same pattern of a time word plus 饭.
Is 午饭 the same as 中饭 or 午餐?
中饭 (zhōngfàn) is a common spoken alternative with the same meaning. 午餐 (wǔcān) also means lunch but sounds a bit more formal, so you see it on menus and signs.