吃飯
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal | ||
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trad. (吃飯) | 吃 | 飯 | |
simp. (吃饭) | 吃 | 饭 | |
alternative forms | 喫飯/吃饭 吔飯/吔饭 (jaak3 faan6) | ||
Literally: “to eat cooked rice (rice being such a staple, that it extends into generality)”. |
Pronunciation
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Verb
吃飯
- to eat
- 用筷子吃飯/用筷子吃饭 ― yòng kuàizi chīfàn ― to eat with chopsticks
- 他很喜歡吃飯。/他很喜欢吃饭。 ― Tā hěn xǐhuān chīfàn. ― He loves to eat.
- 你吃飯了嗎?/你吃饭了吗? ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
- 你吃過飯嗎?/你吃过饭吗? ― Nǐ chī guò fàn ma? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
- 你吃飯了沒有?/你吃饭了没有? ― Nǐ chīfàn le méiyǒu? ― Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
- to have a meal
- to make a living
Usage notes
Chinese people sometimes use the sentence 你吃飯了嗎?/你吃饭了吗? ― Nǐ chīfàn le ma? ― Have you eaten? as a greeting. Its function is roughly equivalent to How’s it going? or How are you? in English.
Synonyms
See also
- 喝 (hē)
Descendants
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