吃
饭

To have a meal in Chinese: 吃饭 (chī fàn)

chī fàn

to have a meal

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 吃飯1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a meal
  2. 2to eat
  3. 3to make a living

Stroke order

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吃
饭

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ㄔ

chī

ㄔ/ ch—/ first tone

ㄈㄢˋ

fàn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

吃饭

Simplified

吃飯

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们一起去吃饭吧。

    wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba。

    Let's go have a meal together.

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Related words

吃

chī

to eat

饭

fàn

cooked rice

饭馆

fàn guǎn

restaurant

米饭

mǐ fàn

(cooked) rice

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled

吃亏

chī kuī

to suffer losses

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

饭店

fàn diàn

restaurant

晚饭

wǎn fàn

evening meal

午饭

wǔ fàn

lunch

早饭

zǎo fàn

breakfast

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