午餐

• 拼音: wǔ cān
• 汉字拆解: 午 = noon, midday; 餐 = meal — the midday meal

含义

Lunch; midday meal. The meal eaten around noon.

A slightly formal word for the midday meal. In everyday spoken Chinese, 午饭 or 中午饭 is more common, while 午餐 appears on menus, in written text, and in slightly more formal contexts. Similar to how 晚餐 is more formal than 晚饭.

例句

1. 午餐你吃了什么？
2. 公司附近有很多午餐的选择。
3. 我们十二点去吃午餐吧。

用法指南

语境: food, dining, daily routine, work

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 午餐吃什么好？(What should we have for lunch?)
• 午餐时间到了。(It's lunch time.)

错误说法

• 在和朋友随便说话时用午餐 (In casual chat with friends, 午饭 sounds more natural than 午餐, which carries a slightly formal tone)

起源与历史

午 (wǔ, noon/midday) + 餐 (cān, meal). The meal of the midday.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal