早饭 (zǎofàn): breakfast

Meanings

1 breakfast

Characters

早

Examples

你吃早饭了吗？

Nǐ chī zǎofàn le ma?

Have you eaten breakfast?

早饭很重要。

Zǎofàn hěn zhòngyào.

Breakfast is very important.

Tips

culture

Traditional Chinese breakfast includes 豆浆 (soy milk), 油条 (fried dough sticks), 包子 (steamed buns), and 粥 (congee / porridge) — very different from Western breakfast.

Stroke Order

早 zǎo

饭 fàn

Related Words

早上 zǎoshang HSK 1 #655

early morning / morning

早 zǎo HSK 1 #292

early / morning / good morning

饭店 fàndiàn HSK 1 #3,333

restaurant / hotel

午饭 wǔfàn HSK 1 #1,845

lunch

晚饭 wǎnfàn HSK 1 #1,670

dinner / supper

饭 fàn HSK 1 #1,515

cooked rice / meal

吃饭 chīfàn HSK 1 #1,336

to eat (a meal) / to have a meal

早餐 zǎocān HSK 2 #2,027

breakfast

米饭 mǐfàn HSK 1 #9,088

cooked rice

早晨 zǎochen HSK 2 #2,366

early morning