饭碗 (fàn wǎn) — (literal) rice bowl; (figurative) job, livelihood
Definition
饭碗 literally means 'rice bowl' but is used figuratively for one's job or livelihood, especially one that puts food on the table. Closer in feel to 活 (informal 'work') than to the formal 工作 or the specific 职位/岗位.
noun
(literal) rice bowl(figurative) joblivelihood
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 饭碗。Zhè ge fàn wǎn shì nǎi nai liú gěi wǒ de.This rice bowl was left to me by my grandmother.
- ，饭碗。Tā bù gǎn cí zhí, pà diū le fàn wǎn.He doesn't dare quit for fear of losing his job.
- 饭碗。Xiàn zài zhǎo gè wěn dìng de fàn wǎn bù róng yì.Finding a stable job isn't easy nowadays.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.