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吃饭
吃飯
chīfàn
1.
to have a meal
2.
to eat
3.
to make a living
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (3)
分灶吃饭
fēnzàochīfàn
"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
看菜吃饭
kāncàichīfàn
to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kāncàichīfàn,liángtǐcáiyī
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
Example Sentences (10)
那个拿着碗吃饭的人是你哥哥吗？他和你长得真像。
Nà ge ná zhe wǎn chī fàn de rén shì nǐ gē ge ma? Tā hé nǐ zhǎng de zhēn xiàng.
Is the person eating from a bowl your older brother? He really looks like you.
Text 3
晚上我们去饭馆吃饭，怎么样？
Wǎnshang wǒmen qù fànguǎn chīfàn, zěnme yàng?
How about we go eat at a restaurant tonight?
Text 1
今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba, gěi nǐ guò shēngrì.
Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your birthday.
Text 4
我想请小丽吃饭，但是找不到好饭馆。
Wǒ xiǎng qǐng Xiǎo Lì chīfàn, dànshì zhǎo bú dào hǎo fànguǎn.
I want to treat Xiao Li to a meal, but I can't find a good restaurant.
Text 3
我早就想好了，请你吃饭，看电影，喝咖啡。
Wǒ zǎo jiù xiǎng hǎo le, qǐng nǐ chī fàn, kàn diàn yǐng, hē kā fēi.
I decided long ago: treat you to a meal, watch a movie, and have coffee.
Text 1
对外国人来说，使用筷子吃饭并不容易，所以，国外的一些中国餐厅在放筷子的纸袋上会提供使用筷子的详细说明。
Duì wàiguórén láishuō, shǐyòng kuàizi chīfàn bìng bù róngyì, suǒyǐ, guówài de yìxiē zhōngguó cāntīng zài fàng kuàizi de zhǐdài shàng huì tígōng shǐyòng kuàizi de xiángxì shuōmíng.
For foreigners, using chopsticks to eat is not easy, so some Chinese restaurants abroad provide detailed instructions for using chopsticks on the paper bags that hold the chopsticks.
Text 4
我身体不太好。天气太热了，不爱吃饭。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo. Tiānqì tài rè le, bú ài chīfàn.
My health is not very good. The weather is too hot, and I don't feel like eating.
Text 3
哥哥今天中午回来吃饭。
Gēge jīntiān zhōngwǔ huílái chīfàn.
Older brother will come back for lunch at noon today.
Text 3
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