饭 (fàn) - cooked rice & meal

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fàn ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 饣

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饭 · fàn

cooked rice;

meal;

food

cooked ricemealfood

Usage highlights

eat a mealbreakfastlunchdinnercooked ricerice bowl

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 饿— hungry
  • 饥— famine; hunger

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I eat rice (吃饭).
  • This is breakfast (早饭).
  • Have you had lunch?(你吃午饭了吗?)
  • We're having dinner together (我们一起吃晚饭).

Collocations

  • eat a meal(吃饭)
  • breakfast(早饭)
  • lunch(午饭)
  • dinner(晚饭)
  • cooked rice(米饭)
  • rice bowl(饭碗)

Idioms

  • Eat plain rice and drink water — live a simple life(粗茶淡饭)
  • Have one's rice cooked — be settled in life(饭碗)
  • Worry about livelihood(饭碗问题)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Fundamental character in Chinese culture representing sustenance and daily life.
  • The concept of 'having rice' (吃饭) is synonymous with eating a meal in general.
  • 饭碗 (rice bowl) metaphorically represents one's job or livelihood.

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