food and dishes; meals
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
food and dishes; meals (usu. referring to quality)
Typically used to describe the quality or variety of meals. The word can take an erhua suffix (饭食儿, fàn shir) in casual speech.
Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fàn饭
shi食
bù不
cuò错
，
huā花
yàng样
duō多
。
The food here is good with a lot of variety.
Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
de的
fàn饭
shi食
hěn很
jiǎng讲
jiu究
。
This restaurant pays great attention to the quality of its food.
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Běi北
fāng方
de的
fàn饭
shi食
yǐ以
miàn面
shí食
wéi为
zhǔ主
。
Northern cuisine is mainly wheat-based.
Tā他
duì对
fàn饭
shi食
méi没
shén什
me么
yāo要
qiú求
，
néng能
chī吃
bǎo饱
jiù就
xíng行
。
He has no particular requirements for food—as long as he can get full.