包饭

包飯

bāofàn

verb #35,547

Meanings

1 to board (pay a fixed rate for regular meals)
2 to provide meals at a contracted rate

Characters

to contract / take on the whole

meal / cooked rice

Examples

我在房东家包饭，每月一千块。

Wǒ zài fángdōng jiā bāofàn, měi yuè yī qiān kuài.

I board at the landlord's place — a thousand yuan a month for meals.

工地食堂给工人包饭。

Gōngdì shítáng gěi gōngrén bāofàn.

The construction-site canteen provides meals to the workers.

Tips

culture

Pre-1990s, students and workers in dorms often arranged 包饭 with a nearby family or canteen — pay monthly, eat there daily. The custom faded as canteens and meal cards 饭卡 took over. Don't confuse with 包子 (steamed bun) or 盒饭 hé fàn (boxed meal/takeaway).

Stroke Order

包 bāo

饭 fàn