lunch; midday meal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
lunch; the midday meal
neutralA common, neutral term for the meal eaten at noon. More formal than the informal alternative '午饭' (wǔ fàn), but widely used in everyday contexts.
Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
de的
wǔ午
cān餐
shì是
sān三
míng明
zhì治
。
My lunch today is a sandwich.
Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
yuán员
gōng工
tí提
gōng供
miǎn免
fèi费
wǔ午
cān餐
。
The company provides free lunch for its employees.
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Wǒ我
men们
yuē约
hǎo好
le了
shí十
èr二
diǎn点
yī一
qǐ起
chī吃
wǔ午
cān餐
。
We've arranged to have lunch together at twelve o'clock.
Wǔ午
cān餐
hòu后
wǒ我
yǒu有
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
xiū休
xi息
shí时
jiān间
。
I have a half-hour break after lunch.