请 請 qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal etc) / to request syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / 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) syn 晚餐 wǎn cān evening meal / dinner / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4] syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn evening meal / dinner / supper / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] syn 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn 光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) syn 大餐 dà cān sumptuous meal / banquet 用餐 yòng cān to eat a meal syn 进食 進食 jìn shí to eat one's meal syn 快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 自助餐 zì zhù cān buffet / self-service meal 中餐 zhōng cān lunch / Chinese meal / Chinese food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 套餐 tào cān set meal / (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 开饭 開飯 kāi fàn to serve a meal syn 便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 进餐 進餐 jìn cān to have a meal syn 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object syn 下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook syn 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal / full meal / main course 盒饭 盒飯 hé fàn meal in a partitioned box 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 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) syn 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light 背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 轻骑 輕騎 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 骨粉 gǔ fěn bone meal 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 鱼粉 魚粉 yú fěn fish meal 茶余饭后 茶餘飯後 chá yú fàn hòu leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) syn 可见光 可見光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum 外卖 外賣 wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal) 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 餐点 餐點 cān diǎn food / dish / meal 送餐 sòng cān home delivery of meal 灯头 燈頭 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 大锅饭 大鍋飯 dà guō fàn meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit syn 吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat / to miss a meal 用饭 用飯 yòng fàn to eat / to have a meal 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 反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn 灯号 燈號 dēng hào flashing light / indicator light 顿 頓 dùn 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 syn 饭 飯 fàn cooked rice / CL:碗[wan3] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dun4] / (loanword) fan / devotee syn 餐 cān meal / to eat / classifier for meals syn 美餐 měi cān tasty meal / to eat a satisfying meal 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 工作餐 gōng zuò cān working meal 残羹 殘羹 cán gēng leftovers from a meal 残羹剩饭 殘羹剩飯 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal / fig. remnants handed down from others 冷餐 lěng cān cold meal / cold food 偏振光 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light syn 客饭 客飯 kè fàn cafeteria meal specially prepared for a group of visitors / set meal syn 哺 餔 bū to eat / evening meal syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 打牙祭 dǎ yá jì to have a large and sumptuous meal (traditionally on the 1st and 15th of each month) syn 大饱口福 大飽口福 dà bǎo kǒu fú to eat one's fill / to have a good meal 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn 灯光 燈光 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 发光 發光 fā guāng to emit light / to shine / to glow / to glisten / to be luminous syn 光芒 guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) syn 揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation syn 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate / to light up / lighting syn 依照 yī zhào according to / in light of syn 微风 微風 wēi fēng breeze / light wind syn 光年 guāng nián light-year 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight syn 夜色 yè sè night scene / the dim light of night syn 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light syn 光环 光環 guāng huán ring of light / halo / (fig.) glory / splendor 烛光 燭光 zhú guāng candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) 信号灯 信號燈 xìn hào dēng signal light / car indicator 