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饭菜

飯菜
fàncài
noun #10,903

Meanings

  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meal
  3. 3 dishes (served at a meal)

Characters

饭
fàn
rice; meal
菜
cài
dish; vegetable

Examples

妈妈做的饭菜非常好吃。
Māma zuò de fàncài fēicháng hǎochī.
Mom's cooking is delicious.
今天的饭菜很丰盛。
Jīntiān de fàncài hěn fēngshèng.
Today's meal is very plentiful.

Tips

usage
饭菜 refers to a complete meal (rice + dishes). Use 菜 alone when talking about individual dishes, and 饭 for rice/meals in general.

Stroke Order

饭 fàn
菜 cài

Related Words

菜饭 càifàn #24,211
rice cooked with vegetables / a simple meal of rice and dishes / claypot rice (regional)
吃饭 chīfàn HSK 1 #1,336
to eat (a meal) / to have a meal
饭 fàn HSK 1 #1,515
cooked rice / meal
做饭 zuòfàn HSK 2 #3,811
to cook / to prepare a meal
菜 cài HSK 1 #1,421
vegetable / dish (of food); cuisine
饭店 fàndiàn HSK 1 #3,333
restaurant / hotel
饭碗 fànwǎn HSK 7 #7,355
rice bowl / job; livelihood; means of living (figurative)
蔬菜 shūcài HSK 5 #5,170
vegetables
早饭 zǎofàn HSK 1 #4,128
breakfast
菜单 càidān HSK 2 #5,451
menu
饭菜 fàncài
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