gān
fàn

common
noun

Meaning of 干饭

干饭 means cooked rice; rice prepared by steaming or boiling without excess liquid; see 'eat dry rice' (idiom); a freeloader; a person who eats but doesn't work. Pronounced gān fàn.

  • cooked rice; rice prepared by steaming or boiling without excess liquid
  • see 'eat dry rice' (idiom); a freeloader; a person who eats but doesn't work

Definitions & Examples

Nán
fāng
rén
guàn
zhǔ
shí
chī
gān
fàn
 

People in southern China are accustomed to eating cooked rice as their staple food.

Jīn
wǎn
men
chī
mántou
hái
shì
gān
fàn
 
 

Shall we eat steamed buns or cooked rice tonight?

Diàn
fàn
guō
zhǔ
de
gān
fàn
hěn
hǎo
chī
 

The rice cooked in an electric rice cooker is delicious.

Measure Words

/ wǎn
Primary
/ guō