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饭fàncooked rice

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饭 (fàn) means "cooked rice" or "meal." 一碗饭 is a bowl of rice, and 一顿饭 is a meal. It appears in many everyday words, such as 吃饭 (to eat a meal), 做饭 (to cook), and 早饭 (breakfast). In daily life, 你吃饭了吗 is also a friendly greeting, much like asking how someone is doing.

What does 饭 mean?

  1. 1.

    cooked ricenoun

  2. 2.

    mealnoun

What does the character 饭 mean?

  • 饭cooked rice

How do you use 饭?

Use 碗 for a bowl of rice and 顿 for a meal: 一碗饭, 一顿饭.

What are some examples of 饭 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    我想吃一碗饭。

    Wǒ xiǎng chī yì wǎn fàn.

    I want to eat a bowl of rice.

  2. HSK 2

    我们一起吃饭吧。

    Wǒmen yìqǐ chī fàn ba.

    Let's eat together.

  3. HSK 1

    妈妈在家做饭。

    Māma zài jiā zuò fàn.

    Mom cooks at home.

How is 饭 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你吃饭了吗？

    Nǐ chī fàn le ma?

    Have you eaten?

  2. Speaker B:

    还没有，我刚下课。

    Hái méiyǒu, wǒ gāng xià kè.

    Not yet. My class just ended.

  3. Speaker A:

    那我们去学校的饭店吧。

    Nà wǒmen qù xuéxiào de fàndiàn ba.

    Then let's go to the restaurant at school.

  4. Speaker B:

    好，我想吃米饭和鸡蛋。

    Hǎo, wǒ xiǎng chī mǐfàn hé jīdàn.

    OK, I want rice and eggs.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.