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饭碗

飯碗
fànwǎn
noun HSK 7-9 #7,355

Measure Word

一个饭碗 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 rice bowl
  2. 2 job; livelihood; means of living (figurative)

Characters

饭
fàn
rice; food; meal
碗
wǎn
bowl
Literally 'rice bowl.' Figuratively refers to one's job or livelihood - losing your 饭碗 means losing your job.

Examples

HSK 3
把饭碗洗了。
Bǎ fànwǎn xǐ le.
Wash the rice bowl.
HSK 3
铁饭碗已经不存在了。
Tiěfànwǎn yǐjīng bù cúnzài le.
The iron rice bowl no longer exists.
HSK 5
他丢了饭碗。
Tā diū le fànwǎn.
He lost his job.

Tips

culture
铁饭碗 (tiě fànwǎn, 'iron rice bowl') refers to a guaranteed government job with lifetime employment - a concept from the socialist planned economy era that is fading in modern China.

Stroke Order

饭 fàn
碗 wǎn