煮饭

煮飯

zhǔfàn

verb #15,365

Meanings

1 to cook rice
2 to cook (a meal)

Characters

to boil; to cook

rice; meal; food

Examples

HSK 1

你会煮饭吗？

Nǐ huì zhǔfàn ma?

Can you cook?

HSK 3

妈妈每天都煮饭给我们吃。

Māma měitiān dōu zhǔfàn gěi wǒmen chī.

Mom cooks for us every day.

Tips

usage

In southern China and Cantonese-speaking areas, 煮饭 is the standard word for cooking meals in general, not just rice. In the north, 做饭 is more common for cooking meals.

Stroke Order

煮 zhǔ

饭 fàn