午餐
wǔ cān
Pinyin

Definition

午餐
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wǔ cān
  1. lunch
  2. luncheon
  3. CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
早餐
zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
上午
shàng wǔ
  1. 1 morning
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
午夜
wǔ yè
  1. 1 midnight
午后
wǔ hòu
  1. 1 afternoon
午睡
wǔ shuì
  1. 1 to take a nap
  2. 2 siesta
午觉
wǔ jiào
  1. 1 siesta
  2. 2 afternoon nap
午饭
wǔ fàn
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]
午餐
wǔ cān
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 luncheon
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
大餐
dà cān
  1. 1 great meal
  2. 2 banquet
套餐
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
晚餐
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
正午
zhèng wǔ
  1. 1 midday
  2. 2 noon
  3. 3 noonday
聚餐
jù cān
  1. 1 communal meal
  2. 2 formal dinner of club or group
自助餐
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
餐
cān
  1. 1 meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 classifier for meals
餐厅
cān tīng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 dining room
  3. 3 restaurant
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān],家[jiā]
餐桌
cān zhuō
  1. 1 dining table
  2. 2 dinner table
餐馆
cān guǎn
  1. 1 restaurant
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā]

Idioms (4)

尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
  1. 1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
  1. 1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 (of women) gorgeous
  3. 3 graceful
  4. 4 (of scenery) beautiful
饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn
  1. 1 to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān
  1. 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

Sample Sentences

对不起，我打岔一下，现在已经是午餐时间了，我们要不要休息一下再继续？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ dǎchà yīxià ，xiànzài yǐjīng shì wǔcān shíjiān le ，wǒmen yào bù yào xiūxi yīxià zài jìxù ？
Sorry to interrupt. It is already lunchtime. Shall we continue after a break?
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每天工作时间必须满八小时。例如：早上八点进公司可以下午五点离开，九点半进公司可以六点半离开。包括一小时午餐时间。
měitiān gōngzuò shíjiān bìxv1 mǎn bā xiǎoshí 。lìrú ：zǎoshang bā diǎn jìn gōngsī kěyǐ xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn líkāi ，jiǔ diǎn bàn jìn gōngsī kěyǐ liù diǎn bàn líkāi 。bāokuò yī xiǎoshí wǔcān shíjiān 。
Every work day must consist of eight working hours, e.g. entering the office at 8:00 AM allows employees to leave at 5:00 PM; entering the office at 9:30 AM allows employees to leave at 6:30 PM. This includes one hour for lunch.
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今天中午能一起吃午餐吗？
jīntiān zhōngwǔ néng yīqǐ chī wǔcān ma ？
Can we eat lunch together at noon?
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像麻辣锅、咖哩什么的。我午餐才吃了辣牛肉饭。
xiàng málàguō 、gāli shénme de 。wǒ wǔcān cái chī le là niúròu fàn 。
Like spicy hotpot, curry and the like. I ate spicy beef rice just for lunch.
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我的钱包不见了，买不了午餐。
wǒ de qiánbāo bùjiànle ，mǎi bùliǎo wǔcān 。
I lost my wallet, I can't buy lunch.
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缴午餐费
jiǎo wǔcānfèi
to pay lunch fees
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正好是午餐时间，不请客户吃饭不太礼貌吧？
zhènghǎo shì wǔcān shíjiān ，bù qǐng kèhù chīfàn bùtài lǐmào ba ？
It's lunchtime now. It's a bit impolite not to take clients out to eat, isn't it?
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我现在心里特别乱。你知道我为什么要每天给你送午餐吗？我好像感觉到在你身上会发生这种事。
wǒ xiànzài xīnli tèbié luàn 。nǐ zhīdào wǒ wèishénme yào měitiān gěi nǐ sòng wǔcān ma ？wǒ hǎoxiàng gǎnjué dào zài nǐ shēnshàng huì fāshēng zhèzhǒng shì 。
I just feel so messed up right now. Do you know why I bring you lunch everyday? It's like I had a feeling that something like this would happen to you.
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我理解，年轻人血气方刚很正常嘛。我听说，他每天都给你送午餐，真是体贴啊。这年头，像这样的好男人可不多了。
wǒ lǐjiě ，niánqīngrén xuèqìfānggāng hěn zhèngcháng ma 。wǒ tīngshuō ，tā měitiān dōu gěi nǐ sòng wǔcān ，zhēn shì tǐtiē a 。zhè niántou ，xiàng zhèyàng de hǎo nánrén kě bùduō le 。
I understand. Normal for young people to be hot-blooded. I heard he brings you lunch every day. That's so considerate. These days men like that are quite rare.
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咳，你说要是她老公知道了该怎么办啊？哪个男人受得了这种侮辱啊。对了，她老公你们见过没？不仅长得帅，而且非常体贴，每天都给小刘送午餐的。
hài ，nǐ shuō yàoshì tā lǎogōng zhīdào le gāi zěnme bàn a ？nǎge nánrén shòudeliǎo zhèzhǒng wǔrǔ a 。duì le ，tā lǎogōng nǐmen jiàn guo méi ？bùjǐn zhǎng de shuài ，érqiě fēicháng tǐtiē ，měitiān dōu gěi Xiǎo Liú sòng wǔcān de 。
Hey, what if her husband finds out? What will he do? What man would put up with this kind of insult? Oh yeah, have you guys met her husband? Not only is he handsome, he's really considerate as well. He brings her lunch every day.
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