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家常便饭

Word · NounTraditional家常便飯

home-cooked meal; common occurrence

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

home-cooked meal; everyday family food

neutral

Emphasizes simple, non-luxurious food typically eaten at home.

Jīn今
wǎn晚
jiù就
zài在
wǒ我
jiā家
chī吃
dùn顿
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
ba吧
 。

Let's have a simple home-cooked meal at my place tonight.

Tā她
zuò做
de的
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
bǐ比
cān餐
guǎn馆
de的
cài菜
hái还
hǎo好
chī吃
 。

The home-cooked meals she makes are even more delicious than restaurant food.

2.

noun

common occurrence; routine matter; everyday thing

neutral

Used metaphorically to describe something that happens so frequently it is considered normal.

Tā他
tài太
máng忙
le了
 ,
jiā加
bān班
áo熬
yè夜
shì是
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
 。

He's so busy, working overtime and staying up late is a common occurrence for him.

Duì对
chéng程
xù序
yuán员
lái来
shuō说
 ,
xiū修
gǎi改
bb
ugu
shìg
jiā是
cháng家
biàn常
fàn便
 饭
 。

For programmers, fixing bugs is a routine matter.

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Zài在
zhè这
ge个
háng行
yè业
 ,
jī激
liè烈
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
shì是
jiā家
cháng常
biàn便
fàn饭
 。

Fierce competition is an everyday thing in this industry.