代餐 (dàicān): meal replacement

Meanings

1 meal replacement

Characters

代

dài

to replace, to substitute

餐

cān

meal

Examples

她最近在喝代餐奶昔减肥。

Tā zuìjìn zài hē dàicān nǎixī jiǎnféi.

She's been drinking meal-replacement shakes to lose weight.

代餐棒只能偶尔吃,不能完全代替正餐。

Dàicān bàng zhǐ néng ǒu'ěr chī, bù néng wánquán dàitì zhèngcān.

Meal-replacement bars are fine occasionally but can't fully replace regular meals.

Tips

usage

代餐 covers shakes (代餐奶昔), bars (代餐棒), and powders (代餐粉) marketed for weight loss or convenience. The category exploded in China around 2019-2020 with brands like WonderLab and ffit8.

Stroke Order

代 dài

餐 cān

Related Words

代餐粉 dàicānfěn

meal replacement powder / meal replacement shake mix

便餐 biàncān #37,573

light meal / simple meal / informal meal

配餐 pèicān #35,144

catering / set meal / meal provided / prepared (e.g. flight meal, school lunch)

减肥餐 jiǎnféicān

diet meal / weight-loss meal

健身餐 jiànshēncān

fitness meal / clean-eating meal (high-protein, low-fat)

拼餐 pīncān

to order and share a meal together to save money; to split a meal

送餐 sòngcān

to deliver a meal / meal delivery

餐补 cānbǔ

meal allowance / meal subsidy (from employer)

健康餐 jiànkāngcān

healthy meal / health-conscious meal

佐餐饮品 zuǒcānyǐnpǐn

beverage to accompany a meal / table drink / drinks menu section (meal-pairing drinks)