吃饭 Traditional: 吃飯
Pinyin IPA [ʈʂʰɻ̩˥ fan˥˩] Zhuyin
Meaning
- verb 动词 to eat a meal
To eat a meal — the everyday phrase for having food. 饭 literally means "cooked rice" but here stands for a meal in general.
- to have a meal
- to eat
- to make a living
Examples
| 你们吃饭了吗？ | nǐ men chī fàn le ma | Have you eaten yet? |
| 你不想吃饭吗？ | nǐ bù xiǎng chī fàn ma | Wouldn't you like to eat? |
| 您不想吃饭吗？ | nín bù xiǎng chī fàn ma | Wouldn't you like to eat? |
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