meal time; dining hours
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
meal time; dining hours; rush hour (for restaurants)
colloquialCommonly used with the 儿 suffix as 饭口儿 in northern dialects, especially Beijing Mandarin. Refers to the peak times when restaurants are busy.
Yī一
dào到
fàn饭
kǒu口
，
fàn饭
guǎn馆
lǐ里
gù顾
kè客
luò络
yì绎
bù不
jué绝
。
As soon as meal time arrives, the restaurant is filled with a continuous stream of customers.
Zán咱
men们
děi得
zǎo早
diǎn点
qù去
，
bié别
gǎn赶
shàng上
ge个
fàn饭
kǒu口
r儿
，
hái还
děi得
pái排
duì队
。
We should go early; don't run into the meal rush, or we'll have to wait in line.
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Zhōng中
wǔ午
fàn饭
kǒu口
de的
shí时
hou候
，
zhè这
jiā家
miàn面
guǎn馆
zǒng总
shì是
bào爆
mǎn满
。
At noon during the lunch rush, this noodle shop is always packed.