饭菜

飯菜

fàncài

noun #10,903

Meanings

1 food
2 meal
3 dishes (served at a meal)

Characters

dish; vegetable

Examples

妈妈做的饭菜非常好吃。

Māma zuò de fàncài fēicháng hǎochī.

Mom's cooking is delicious.

今天的饭菜很丰盛。

Jīntiān de fàncài hěn fēngshèng.

Today's meal is very plentiful.

Tips

usage

饭菜 refers to a complete meal (rice + dishes). Use 菜 alone when talking about individual dishes, and 饭 for rice/meals in general.

Stroke Order

饭 fàn

菜 cài