Writing
晚餐 (wǎn cān) — how to say "dinner" in Chinese
晚餐
Dinner
noun
Character composition
晚
evening
餐
meal
Radicals / Keys
日
Sun
#72 · rì · 4 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
吃晚餐
chī wǎncān
eat dinner
准备晚餐
zhǔnbèi wǎncān
prepare dinner
一顿晚餐
yí dùn wǎncān
a dinner
Examples
我们全家一起享用晚餐。
Our whole family enjoys dinner together.
我吃晚餐。
I have dinner.
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Frequently asked questions
Dinner in Chinese language
"dinner" in Chinese is 晚餐 (wǎn cān).
晚餐 meaning in English
晚餐 (wǎn cān) means "Dinner".
Dinner in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced wǎn cān (written as wan can, wancan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "dinner" in Chinese characters?
It is written 晚餐: 晚 has 11 strokes, 餐 has 16 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 晚餐?
晚餐 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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