干饭

幹飯

gànfàn

verb #44,263

Meanings

1 to chow down; to eat a meal (colloq.)
2 to devour rice

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Examples

中午不干饭哪有力气上班？

Zhōngwǔ bù gànfàn nǎ yǒu lìqi shàngbān?

How can I work in the afternoon without chowing down at lunch?

他是个干饭人，吃起来不要命。

Tā shì ge gànfànrén, chī qǐlai bù yào mìng.

He's a real eater — goes at food like his life depends on it.

别说了，先干饭！

Bié shuō le, xiān gànfàn!

Stop talking, eat first!

Tips

register

Internet slang since ~2020, often as 干饭人 (gànfànrén, 'rice-devouring person'). Casual only — in formal settings say 吃饭. Note the tone: 4th-tone 干 (gàn, 'to do') differs from 1st-tone 干饭 (gānfàn, 'dry cooked rice') which is an older, unrelated term.

Stroke Order

干 gàn

饭 fàn