吃饭(chī fàn)

2 charactersTrad. 喫飯

to have a meal

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 吃饭 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 吃饭时间到了。

    chī fàn shí jiān dào le

    Time for dinner.

  • 吃饭了没有?

    nǐ chī fàn le méi yǒu

    Have you eaten?

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