代餐

dàicān

noun

Meanings

1 meal replacement

Characters

to replace, to substitute

Examples

她最近在喝代餐奶昔减肥。

Tā zuìjìn zài hē dàicān nǎixī jiǎnféi.

She's been drinking meal-replacement shakes to lose weight.

代餐棒只能偶尔吃，不能完全代替正餐。

Dàicān bàng zhǐnéng ǒu'ěr chī, bùnéng wánquán dàitì zhèngcān.

Meal-replacement bars are fine occasionally but can't fully replace regular meals.

Tips

usage

代餐 covers shakes (代餐奶昔), bars (代餐棒), and powders (代餐粉) marketed for weight loss or convenience. The category exploded in China around 2019-2020 with brands like WonderLab and ffit8.

Stroke Order

代 dài

餐 cān