In Chinese bronze inscriptions, the form of the character "饭" was a hand taking food. The original meaning was having meal. And gradually it extended to "the food we eat", especially the staple food. Today, the meaning of "饭" has not such limitation any more. However, there are obvious differences between the diets of people in northern and southern regions. People in the north love food made of flour, such as noodles, cakes and dumplings, while people in the south love rice.
字义:
meal
组词:
早饭:zǎofàn/ breakfast
午饭:wǔfàn/lunch
晚饭:wǎnfàn/ supper; dinner
吃饭:chīfàn / eat; have [eat、take] a meal
米饭:mǐfàn/ (cooked) rice
饭馆(儿):fànguǎnr/ restaurant
饭菜:fàncài/ meal; food
例句:
1、我要和他的父母一起吃晚饭。 Wǒ yào hé tā de fùmǔ yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn. I will have supper with his parents.
2、在中国的南方,人们以米饭为主食。 Zài zhōngguó de nánfāng, rénmen yǐ mǐfàn wéi zhǔshí. In southern China, people live on rice.
3、我知道附近有一家很好的饭馆,那里的饭菜很好吃。 Wǒ zhīdào fùjìn yǒu yìjiā hěn hǎo de fànguǎn, nàlǐ de fàncài hěn hǎochī. I know a great restaurant nearby,the food there is very delicious.