Meaning of 饭馆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- restaurant
Measure word: 家
How to use 饭馆
饭馆 usually means a small or ordinary restaurant, often a casual neighborhood place. The measure word is 家 (jiā). 我们去那家饭馆吃午饭吧。(Wǒmen qù nà jiā fànguǎn chī wǔfàn ba.) Let's go to that restaurant for lunch.
饭 (fàn) means a meal or cooked rice, and 馆 (guǎn) is a building where people go for a service, like 图书馆 (túshūguǎn) library. A 饭馆 is simply a meal building: a place you go to eat.
Common mistake: Learners often write 馆 with the wrong left side or mix it up with 官 (guān, official), which lacks the food radical 饣. Also keep the tones straight: fàn is fourth tone and guǎn is third tone, not guān.
饭馆 in example sentences
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饭 fàn · cooked rice · 7 strokes
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馆 guǎn · public building · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 饭馆.
Questions about 饭馆
What does 饭馆 mean?
饭馆 (fànguǎn) means "restaurant" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 饭馆?
饭馆 is made of 2 characters: 饭 (7 strokes), 馆 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 饭馆 an HSK word?
Yes. 饭馆 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 饭馆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 饭馆 is written 飯館.
What is the difference between 饭馆 and 饭店?
Both can mean restaurant, but 饭店 (fàndiàn) can also mean a hotel, often a larger or more formal one. 饭馆 almost always means a casual place to eat, not a hotel.
How do I say I am eating at a restaurant?
Use 在 before the place: 我在饭馆吃饭。(Wǒ zài fànguǎn chīfàn.) I am eating at a restaurant. The place phrase comes before the verb in Chinese.