吃饭

吃飯

chīfàn

verb HSK 1 #1,336

Meanings

1 to eat (a meal)
2 to have a meal

Characters

Examples

我们去吃饭吧。

Wǒmen qù chīfàn ba.

Let's go eat.

你吃饭了吗？

Nǐ chīfàn le ma?

Have you eaten?

我还没吃饭。

Wǒ hái méi chīfàn.

I haven't eaten yet.

Tips

culture

'你吃饭了吗？' (Have you eaten?) is a common Chinese greeting, similar to 'How are you?' — it shows care rather than literally asking about food.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

饭 fàn