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How do you say "lunch" in Chinese?
午餐
wǔ cān
In Chinese, "lunch" is 午餐.
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Pronunciation
Wǔ (falling tone) cān (high flat tone). Drop on 'woo', then hold 'tsahn' high.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 午 (wǔ, noon) has 4 strokes. 餐 (cān, meal) has 12 strokes.
Example sentence
我中午吃午餐。
I eat lunch at noon.
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How to remember 午餐
Noon-meal. Lunch is the meal at noon.
Related words
- bread 面包 miàn bāo
- chopsticks 筷子 kuài zi
- coffee 咖啡 kā fēi
- cooker 电饭锅 diàn fàn guō
- drink 饮品 yǐn pǐn
- ice cream 冰激凌 bīng jī líng
- lamp 灯 dēng
- pot plant 盆栽 pén zāi
- toaster 烤面包机 kǎo miàn bāo jī
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Questions about 午餐
How do you say "lunch" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "lunch" is 午餐. It is a noun.
How is 午餐 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 午 (wǔ, noon) has 4 strokes. 餐 (cān, meal) has 12 strokes.
How is 午餐 used in a sentence?
Use 午餐 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我中午吃午餐。 (I eat lunch at noon.).
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