晚餐 (wǎn cān) — dinner; evening meal
Definition
Formal word for 'dinner / evening meal,' common in writing and on signs. In everyday speech, 晚饭 is more natural; 晚 means 'evening' and 餐 means 'meal' (as in 午餐 'lunch').
noun
dinnerevening meal
Measure word · 份, 顿, 次
Examples
- 晚餐。Wǒ jīn wǎn zuò le yí dùn hǎo chī de wǎn cān.I made a delicious dinner tonight.
- 晚餐。Wǒ men míng tiān wǎn shàng yì qǐ chī wǎn cān ba.Let's have dinner together tomorrow evening.
- 晚餐。Mā ma zuò le yí fèn hǎo chī de wǎn cān.Mom made a delicious dinner.
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