simple meal; everyday food
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
simple meal; everyday food; ordinary fare
neutralRefers to a casual, unpretentious meal, often homemade. Commonly used in phrases like '家常便饭' (homely meal) which can also metaphorically mean 'common occurrence'.
Bù不
yòng用
kè客
qi气
，
zhǐ只
shì是
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
。
Don't stand on ceremony; it's just a simple home-cooked meal.
Tā他
zhōng中
wǔ午
zài在
gōng公
sī司
chī吃
biàn便
fàn饭
。
He eats a simple lunch at the company.
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Jiā加
bān班
duì对
wǒ我
men们
lái来
shuō说
shì是
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
。
Working overtime is a common occurrence for us.
Zhè这
dùn顿
biàn便
fàn饭
suī虽
rán然
jiǎn简
dān单
，
dàn但
hěn很
kě可
kǒu口
。
Although this simple meal is plain, it's quite tasty.
Qǐng请
liú留
xià下
lái来
chī吃
ge个
biàn便
fàn饭
ba吧
。
Please stay and have a simple meal with us.