早饭

• 拼音: zǎo fàn
• 汉字拆解: 早 = 日 (sun) + 十 — morning; 饭 = 饣 (food radical) + 反 (phonetic) — cooked rice, meal

含义

Breakfast. The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning.

The most common spoken word for breakfast in northern China and standard Mandarin. Interchangeable with 早餐, which is slightly more formal. Traditional Chinese breakfasts include 包子, 油条, 豆浆, and 粥. Commonly used with 吃 (eat) and 做 (make).

例句

1. 你吃早饭了吗？
2. 妈妈做的早饭很好吃。
3. 我每天八点吃早饭。

用法指南

语境: food, daily routine, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 早饭吃什么？(What's for breakfast?)
• 不吃早饭对身体不好。(Skipping breakfast is bad for your health.)

错误说法

• 我吃了早饭饭。(Redundant — say 我吃了早饭, not 早饭饭)

起源与历史

Composed of 早 (early, morning) + 饭 (cooked rice, meal). Literally 'morning meal.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal