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晚饭

wǎnfàn

dinner, supper

dinner, supper
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Characters in this word

晚 wǎn

Strokes
11
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 免 to spare, to excuse from
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

饭 fàn

Strokes
7
Radical
饣 — food
Made of
饣 food 反 reverse, opposite
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们一起吃晚饭吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn ba. Let's have dinner together.
  • 晚饭很好吃。 Wǎnfàn hěn hǎochī. Dinner is delicious.
  • 你吃晚饭了吗? Nǐ chī wǎnfàn le ma? Have you had dinner?
  • 妈妈做了晚饭。 Māma zuò le wǎnfàn. Mom made dinner.
  • 晚饭要吃什么? Wǎnfàn yào chī shénme? What shall we have for dinner?
  • 爸爸还没吃晚饭。 Bàba hái méi chī wǎnfàn. Dad hasn't had dinner yet.
  • 请来我家吃晚饭。 Qǐng lái wǒ jiā chī wǎnfàn. Please come to my home for dinner.
  • 晚饭在家吃吧。 Wǎnfàn zài jiā chī ba. Let's have dinner at home.
  • 你和谁吃晚饭? Nǐ hé shéi chī wǎnfàn? Who are you having dinner with?
  • 我们六点做晚饭。 Wǒmen liù diǎn zuò wǎnfàn. We make dinner at six.

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