lunch; noon meal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
lunch; midday meal
dialectPrimarily used in northern Chinese dialects (especially in rural areas) to refer to the noon meal. Equivalent to standard Mandarin 午饭 or 午餐.
Gāi该
chī吃
shǎng晌
fàn饭
le了
，
kuài快
huí回
jiā家
ba吧
。
It's time for lunch, hurry home.
Shǎng晌
fàn饭
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
jìn进
lái来
chī吃
ba吧
。
Lunch is ready, everyone come in and eat.
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Tā他
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
gàn干
huó活
，
shǎng晌
fàn饭
jiù就
zài在
dì地
tóu头
chī吃
le了
。
He was working in the fields, so he ate lunch right there at the edge of the field.
Jīn今
r儿
ge个
shǎng晌
fàn饭
chī吃
de得
wǎn晚
。
Today's lunch was eaten late.