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膳

shàn
noun #20,898

Meanings

  1. 1 meal
  2. 2 food (formal/literary)

Characters

膳
shàn
meal; food (formal)

Examples

请用膳。
Qǐng yòng shàn.
Please have your meal. (formal invitation to eat)
御膳房是皇帝用餐的地方。
Yùshàn fáng shì huángdì yòngcān de dìfāng.
The imperial kitchen was where the emperor had his meals.

Tips

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膳 is a formal/literary term for a meal. In modern usage it mostly appears in compound words: 膳食 (diet/meals), 用膳 (to have a meal, formal), 御膳 (imperial meals). Everyday speech uses 饭 or 餐.

Stroke Order

膳 shàn

Related Words

膳食 shànshí HSK 7 #26,720
meals / diet / food and board
餐 cān HSK 6 #3,313
meal; food / to eat; to dine / measure word for meals
尝 cháng HSK 5 #3,035
to taste; to try (food) / once; ever (literary)
吃饭 chīfàn HSK 1 #1,336
to eat (a meal) / to have a meal
覆 fù #8,654
to cover; to overturn / to reply (formal/literary) / to capsize; to overwhelm
进食 jìnshí #9,053
to eat; to take food / to feed (medical/formal context)
打包 dǎbāo HSK 5 #4,883
to pack; to package / to get a doggy bag (take leftover food from a restaurant) / to bundle up
捐赠 juānzèng HSK 6 #4,450
to donate (as a formal gift); to present / donation; endowment
弗 fú #4,131
not (literary) / used in phonetic transliterations
才华 cáihuá HSK 7 #4,126
talent / literary or artistic talent
膳 shàn
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