晚餐

• 拼音: wǎn cān
• 汉字拆解: 晚 = evening; 餐 = meal, food — the evening meal

含义

Dinner; supper; evening meal. The main meal eaten in the evening.

A somewhat formal word for the evening meal. In everyday spoken Chinese, 晚饭 is more common, while 晚餐 appears in slightly more formal or written contexts such as restaurant menus, hotel services, and invitations. Both are widely understood.

例句

1. 晚餐你想吃什么？
2. 我们六点吃晚餐。
3. 这家酒店的晚餐很丰盛。

用法指南

语境: food, dining, daily routine

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们一起吃晚餐吧。(Let's have dinner together.)
• 晚餐准备好了。(Dinner is ready.)

错误说法

• 和朋友随便聊天时说晚餐 (In very casual chat with friends, 晚饭 sounds more natural than 晚餐, which is slightly formal)

起源与历史

晚 (wǎn, evening) + 餐 (cān, meal). The meal of the evening.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal