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How do you say "dinner" in Chinese?
晚餐
wǎn cān
In Chinese, "dinner" is 晚餐.
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Pronunciation
Wǎn (falling tone) cān (high flat tone). Drop on 'wahn', then hold 'tsahn' high.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 晚 (wǎn, evening) has 12 strokes. 餐 (cān, meal) has 12 strokes.
Example sentence
我晚上吃晚餐。
I eat dinner in the evening.
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How to remember 晚餐
Evening-meal. Dinner is the meal in the evening.
Related words
- box 盒子 hé zi
- breakfast 早餐 zǎo cān
- cassette 磁带 cí dài
- dumplings 饺子 jiǎo zi
- frying pan 炒锅 chǎo guō
- japanese food 日式料理 rì shì liào lǐ
- meat skewer 肉串 ròu chuàn
- napkin 餐巾纸 cān jīn zhǐ
- wine 葡萄酒 pú táo jiǔ
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Questions about 晚餐
How do you say "dinner" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "dinner" is 晚餐. It is a noun.
How is 晚餐 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 晚 (wǎn, evening) has 12 strokes. 餐 (cān, meal) has 12 strokes.
How is 晚餐 used in a sentence?
Use 晚餐 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我晚上吃晚餐。 (I eat dinner in the evening.).
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