干饭 (gān fàn) — (colloquial) cooked rice; meal; (slang, verb-like) to eat (enthusiastically); to chow down
Definition
干饭 literally means 'dry rice' but is internet slang for enthusiastically eating a meal — 'chow down' or 'eat up'. Compare with 吃饭, the neutral everyday word for eating a meal.
noun
(colloquial) cooked ricemeal(slang, verb-like) to eat (enthusiastically)to chow down
Measure word · 顿
Examples
- 干饭。Jīn tiān shí táng de gān fàn tè bié xiāng.The rice at the cafeteria today is especially fragrant.
- ，干饭！Zǒu, gān fàn qù!Come on, let's go eat!
- 干饭。Tā měi cì chī fàn dōu xiàng zài gān fàn yí yàng.Every time he eats, it's like he's chowing down.
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