饭

The character "饭" has 7 strokes. "饭" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "饭" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "饭" are "fàn" . View the stroke order of "饭">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "饭"

n.: cooked cereals; cooked rice; meal

• meal : n.一餐；一顿；粗磨粉；燕麦粉；磨粉；膳食；饭菜；燕麦片；玉米粉

Form words with "饭"

炒米饭 fried rice

豆腐饭 vegetarian dinner for friends and relatives attending a funeral

后晌饭 supper

饭铲子 ricespoon

啖饭 eat; have a meal

预备饭 prepare a meal

青春饭 profession for the young/young people

饭钵 big rice bowl

预订一桌饭 book a table

吃顿安生饭 enjoy a leisurely meal

抓工夫吃点饭 snatch a hasty meal

吃些个饭 have some meal

饭吃晚了 be late with a meal

胡乱吃了点饭 eat a hasty meal

Example phrases using "饭"

• 她的病已经好了，饭也吃得下了。

  Now that she’s recovered, she has an appetite again.

• 天天吃同样的饭，我真吃够了。

  I’m tired of having the same kind of food every day. / I’ve had my fill of having the same kind of food every day.

• 她把饭拨弄着玩，好像并不饿。

  She was just toying with her food, as if she wasn’t really hungry.

• 给我留些饭，我马上就回来。

  Keep some food for me. I’ll be right back.

• 他让妻子给客人搞点饭吃。

  He asked his wife to prepare/get a meal for the guests.

• 他狼吞虎咽地把饭吃光了。

  He ate ravenously and finished the food.

• 那年头儿人们饭也吃不饱。

  People went hungry in those days.

• 他心情不好，吃不下饭。

  He was in the doldrums and didn’t feel like eating.

• 为了完成任务，他一连多日没吃过应时饭。

  He was so occupied in his task as to neglect his meal for several days in succession.

• 她生病了，饭都懒得吃。

  She was ill and did not feel like eating.