开饭 (kāi fàn) — to start a meal, to serve a meal (of a meal being ready)
Definition
开饭 (kāifàn) means a meal is ready to be eaten or has started being served — used as a set phrase, not a literal 'open + rice'. A host or family uses it to call everyone to eat.
verb
to start a mealto serve a meal (of a meal being ready)
Examples
- 开饭，。Yǐ jīng kāi fàn le, dà jiā kuài zuò hǎo.The meal is ready, everyone sit down quickly.
- 开饭。Wǒ men děng bà ba huí lái zài kāi fàn.Let's wait for Dad to come back before starting the meal.
- 。Jīn tiān zhōng wǔ jiā lǐ kāi le liǎng cì fàn.We had two meal services at home today at noon.
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