午饭

• 拼音: wǔ fàn
• 汉字拆解: 午 = noon/midday; 饭 = 饣(food radical) + 反 (phonetic) — meal/rice

含义

Lunch; midday meal. The meal eaten around noon.

One of the three daily meals alongside 早饭 (breakfast) and 晚饭 (dinner). Chinese lunch breaks are often longer than in Western countries, sometimes including a short nap. Also called 中饭 in some regions or 午餐 in more formal contexts.

例句

1. 你吃午饭了吗？
2. 我们十二点吃午饭。
3. 今天的午饭是面条。

用法指南

语境: food and drink, daily routine

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 午饭你想吃什么？(What do you want for lunch?)
• 该吃午饭了。(It's time for lunch.)

错误说法

• 我吃了一个午饭。(Unnatural — say 我吃了午饭; meals do not need a measure word in Chinese)

起源与历史

A compound of 午 (noon/midday) and 饭 (rice/meal), literally meaning 'noon meal.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal