膳 食 shàn shí meal 正 餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal / full meal / main course 餐 点 cān diǎn food / dish / meal 饭 cooked rice / CL:碗[wan3] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dun4] / (loanword) fan / devotee 餐 meal / to eat / classifier for meals 餐 食 cān shí food / meal 吃 饭 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living 整 治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) 晚 餐 wǎn cān evening meal / dinner / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] 晚 饭 wǎn fàn evening meal / dinner / supper / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] 套 餐 tào cān set meal / product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 做 饭 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook 快 餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 用 餐 yòng cān to eat a meal 大 餐 dà cān great meal / banquet 进 食 jìn shí to take a meal / to eat 中 餐 Zhōng cān lunch / Chinese meal / Chinese food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 便 当 biàn dāng convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox 聚 餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group 自 助 餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 外 卖 wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal) 进 餐 jìn cān to have a meal 盒 饭 hé fàn meal in a partitioned box 家 常 便 饭 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary 鱼 粉 yú fěn fish meal 茶 余 饭 后 chá yú fàn hòu leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) 开 饭 kāi fàn to serve a meal 道 road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 送 餐 sòng cān home delivery of meal 大 锅 饭 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit 吃 不 上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal 骨 粉 gǔ fěn bone meal 用 饭 yòng fàn to eat / to have a meal 便 饭 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking 加 餐 jiā cān to have an extra meal / snack 空 口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 过 堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall 请 to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request 打 牙 祭 dǎ yá jì to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) 残 羹 cán gēng leftovers from a meal 大 饱 口 福 dà bǎo kǒu fú to eat one's fill / to have a good meal 冷 餐 lěng cān cold meal / cold food 残 羹 剩 饭 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others 顿 to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal 客 饭 kè fàn cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors / set meal 哺 to eat / evening meal 馂 remains of a sacrifice or a meal 残 茶 剩 饭 cán chá shèng fàn spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom) / remains after a meal / crumbs from the feast 餕 remains of a sacrifice or a meal 蔬 食 shū shí vegetarian meal / vegetarian diet 飞 机 餐 fēi jī cān in-flight meal 喫 variant of 吃 / to eat / to have one's meal / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to exhaust 大 块 朵 颐 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 好 饭 不 怕 晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for 慢 慢 吃 màn màn chī Enjoy your meal! / Bon appetit! 牙 祭 yá jì a good meal / sumptuous food 用 餐 时 间 yòng cān shí jiān meal times 留 饭 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner 百 乐 餐 bǎi lè cān potluck meal 蹭 吃 蹭 喝 cèng chī cèng hē to cadge a meal 轻 食 qīng shí light meal / snack 量 腹 liàng fù to estimate how much food is required for a meal 饭 后 服 用 fàn hòu fú yòng post cibum (pharm.) / to take (medicine) after a meal 饕 餮 大 餐 tāo tiè dà cān great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom) / sumptuous banquet 下 午 茶 xià wǔ chá afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) 每 日 膳 食 津 贴 daily meal allowance 国 际 鱼 类 食 品 制 造 商 协 会 International Association of Fish Meal Manufacturers 学 校 供 餐 方 桉 school meal programme 忆 苦 饭 yì kǔ fàn unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships / fig. poor-tasting meal 大 鱼 大 肉 dà yú dà ròu dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish / lavish meal 有 所 得 必 有 所 失 yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal 粗 饭 cū fàn an unappealing and unsatisfying meal 大 啖 一 番 dà dàn yī fān to have a square meal 炊 爨 chuī cuàn to light a fire and cook a meal 饭 后 一 支 烟 ， 赛 过 活 神 仙 fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb) 饭 后 百 步 走 ， 活 到 九 十 九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb) 份 儿 饭 fèn r fàn set meal 定 食 dìng shí set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant) 代 餐 dài cān meal replacement 替 餐 tì cān meal replacement 领 盒 饭 lǐng hé fàn (coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies) 点 餐 diǎn cān (at a restaurant) to order a meal / (of a waiter) to take an order 野 炊 yě chuī to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) / cookout 待 用 餐 dài yòng cān suspended meal (Tw) 饭 票 fàn piào (lit. and fig.) meal ticket 意 思 意 思 yì sī yì sī to do a little something as a token of one's appreciation / to express one's gratitude or esteem by treating sb to a meal or presenting a gift 蹭 饭 cèng fàn (coll.) to mooch a meal 预 制 菜 yù zhì cài ready-made meal
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