Chinese Traditional: 吃飯
Chinese Simplified: 吃饭
Pinyin: chi1 fan4
Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ
English Meaning: to have a meal, to dine, to eat rice
German Meaning: essen

Example Sentences:

你吃飯了嗎?
你吃饭了吗?
ni3 chi1 fan4 le5 ma5?
Have you eaten? (used as a greeting)
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我好餓。我們去餐廳吃飯好嗎?
我好饿。我们去餐厅吃饭好吗?
wo3 hao3 e4. wo3 men5 qu4 can1 ting1 chi1 fan4 hao3 ma1?
I'm very hungry, shall we go to a restaurant?
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她請我們到她家吃飯。
她请我们到她家吃饭。
ta1 qing3 wo3 men5 dao4 ta1 jia1 chi1 fan4.
She invited us around for a meal.
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謝謝你請我出來吃飯。
谢谢你请我出来吃饭。
xie4 xie5 ni3 qing3 wo3 chu1 lai2 chi1 fan4.
Thank you for taking me out to dinner.
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Related Words:

 

chī

1. to eat, to consume 2. to eat at 3. to eradicate, to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer

Here: to eat, to consume

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fàn

1. cooked rice 2. meal, food

Here: meal, food

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