Definition
膳 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'meals' or 'food' and only appears in formal compound words, most commonly 膳食 ('diet, meals'), 药膳 ('herbal cuisine / medicinal food'), and the literary verb 用膳 ('to dine'). It is not used alone; you'll find it in written menus, health articles, and traditional medicine contexts.
b.f.
(bound form) mealsfood (used in formal compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā cāntīng de shàn shí hěn jiànkāng.This restaurant's meals are very healthy.
- 膳。Zhōngyī tuījiàn chī yào shàn lái tiáolǐ shēntǐ.Traditional Chinese medicine recommends eating herbal cuisine to regulate the body.
- 。Huángdì zài gōngdiàn lǐ yòng shàn.The emperor dined in the palace.
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