餐
cān
Pinyin

Definition

餐
 - 
cān
  1. meal
  2. to eat
  3. classifier for meals

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

早餐
zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 classifier: 份 fèn
  3. 3 classifier: 顿 dùn
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
晚餐
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 classifier: 份 fèn
  4. 4 classifier: 顿 dùn
  5. 5 classifier: 次 cì
餐
cān
  1. 1 meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 classifier for meals
餐厅
cān tīng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 dining room
  3. 3 restaurant
  4. 4 classifier: 间 jiān
  5. 5 classifier: 家 jiā
中餐
Zhōng cān
  1. 1 Chinese meal
  2. 2 Chinese food
  3. 3 classifier: 份 fèn
  4. 4 classifier: 顿 dùn

Idioms (4)

尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
  1. 1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
  1. 1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 (of women) gorgeous
  3. 3 graceful
  4. 4 (of scenery) beautiful
饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn
  1. 1 to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān
  1. 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr ，yīdìng yǒu shìr ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr le ，wǒ yàgēnr méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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我想再去一次那家餐馆。
wǒ xiǎng zài qù yīcì nà jiā cānguǎn 。
I want to go to that restaurant again.
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法国人觉得用餐礼仪很重要，例如用餐前尽量别移动桌上的摆设，服务生会为你服务。
Fǎguórén juéde yòngcān lǐyí hěn zhòngyào ，lìrú yòngcān qián jǐnliàng bié yídòng zhuō shàng de bǎishè ，fúwùshēng huì wèi nǐ fúwù 。
French people think that table manners are very important, such as not moving the decoration on the table before eating because the waiter will serve you.
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高级餐厅
gāojí cāntīng
high-class restaurant
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虽然我们在这里也能吃到地道的中餐，但是大部分中餐厅的口味则是入乡随俗，根据本地人的口味进行了改良。
suīrán wǒmen zài zhèlǐ yě néng chī dào dìdao de Zhōngcān ，dànshì dàbùfen zhōngcāntīng de kǒuwèi zé shì rùxiāngsuísú ，gēnjù běndìrén de kǒuwèi jìnxíng le gǎiliáng 。
Although we can eat authentic Chinese food here, but most Chinese restaurants have adapted to the local taste to fit in.
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是吗？和咱们本地的中餐有什么不同呢？
shì ma ？hé zánmen běndì de Zhōngcān yǒu shénme bùtóng ne ？
Really? What are the differences with the Chinese food back home?
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这边的西餐是很好吃，但是中餐可就一言难尽了。
zhèbiān de xīcān shì hěn hǎochī ，dànshì Zhōngcān kě jiù yīyánnánjìn le 。
The western food here is very delicious, but the Chinese food is hard to say.
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其它教室其它学校其它餐馆
qítā jiàoshì qítā xuéxiào qítā cānguǎn
Others: Other classrooms Other schools Other restaurants
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少量多餐会舒服点儿。四个月后就会好些了。
shǎo liáng duō cān huì shūfu diǎnr 。sì ge yuè hòu jiù huì hǎo xiē le 。
Try having several meals of smaller portions. You will feel better four months after.
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这家餐厅的菜五花八门，有印度菜、法国菜，还有德国菜。
zhè jiā cāntīng de cài wǔhuābāmén ，yǒu Yìndù cài 、Fǎguó cài ，háiyǒu Déguó cài 。
This restaurant has various cuisines. There’re Indian food, French food, and German food.
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