Definition & Meaning

lunch; midday meal; tiffin

Word usage

wǔ cān

午 餐

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Food NHSK 2 NPCR5

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n.lunch; midday meal; tiffin
- shuí dōu bù yuàn fàng qì wǔ cān shí jiān chū xí huì yì
  谁都不愿放弃午餐时间出席会议。
  No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
- wǔ cān hé ji dá měi yuán
  午餐合计达80美元。
  Lunch came to $80.
- jiàn yì huì yuán men zì dài wǔ cān
  建议会员们自带午餐。
  Members are advised to bring a brown-bag lunch.
- kuài jié de wǔ cān
  快捷的午餐
  quick lunch
synonym
wǔ fàn午饭

Word usage

common measure word
"午餐" is often matched with measure word "顿"or"份".
- 一顿午餐
  one lunch
- 一份午餐
  one lunch

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