蹭饭

蹭飯
cèngfàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to mooch a meal
  2. 2 to eat at someone else's expense

Examples

HSK 3
Tā yòu lái wǒ jiā cèngfàn le.
He has come round to mooch a meal at my place again.
HSK 6
Shàng dàxué de shíhou, wǒ zhōumò cháng qù gūgu jiā cèngfàn.
At university I often went to my aunt's for a free meal at the weekend.

Tips

usage
蹭 is 'to rub against', and colloquially 'to get something free by tagging along': 蹭饭 a meal, 蹭网 someone's Wi-Fi, 蹭车 a ride. Among friends it is a joke, not an insult. The two halves can be split: 蹭 了 一 顿 饭 'to scrounge a meal'.

Stroke Order

蹭 cèng
饭 fàn