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 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 素食 sù shí vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet 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) 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 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian 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 素食者 sù shí zhě vegetarian 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 菜色 cài sè dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition) 骨粉 gǔ fěn bone meal 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 荤菜 葷菜 hūn cài non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc) syn 外卖 外賣 wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal) 餐点 餐點 cān diǎn food / dish / meal 送餐 sòng cān home delivery of meal 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 开荤 開葷 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet / (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience 吃斋 吃齋 chī zhāi to abstain from eating meat / to be a vegetarian syn 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 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 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 美餐 měi cān tasty meal / to eat a satisfying meal 斋 齋 zhāi to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk) syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene syn 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 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 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 开斋 開齋 kāi zhāi to stop following a vegetarian diet / to break a fast 馂 餕 jùn remains of a sacrifice or a meal 残茶剩饭 殘茶剩飯 cán chá shèng fàn spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom) / remains after a meal / crumbs from the feast 忆苦饭 憶苦飯 yì kǔ fàn unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships / fig. poor-tasting meal 佛跳墙 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients 打斋 打齋 dǎ zhāi to beg for (vegetarian) food 素筵 sù yán vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha 素斋 素齋 sù zhāi vegetarian food 茹素 rú sù to eat a vegetarian diet 纯素 純素 chún sù plain / ordinary / vegan / vegetarian 素肉 sù ròu vegetarian meat substitute 素鸡 素雞 sù jī vegetarian chicken, a soybean product 奶蛋素 nǎi dàn sù ovo-lacto vegetarian 蛋奶素 dàn nǎi sù ovo-lacto vegetarian 五辛素 wǔ xīn sù (adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions) 奶素 nǎi sù (adjective) lacto-vegetarian 餕 jùn remains of a sacrifice or a meal 飞机餐 飛機餐 fēi jī cān in-flight meal 喫 chī variant of 吃 / to eat / to have one's meal / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer / to exhaust 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 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 好飯不怕晚 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 用餐時間 yòng cān shí jiān meal times 留饭 留飯 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner 百乐餐 百樂餐 bǎi lè cān potluck meal 蹭吃蹭喝 cèng chī cèng hē to cadge a meal 轻食 輕食 qīng shí light meal / snack 量腹 liàng fù to estimate how much food is required for a meal 饭后服用 飯後服用 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 每日膳食津貼 daily meal allowance 国际鱼类食品制造商协会 國際魚類食品制造商協會 International Association of Fish Meal Manufacturers 学校供餐方桉 學校供餐方案 school meal programme 大鱼大肉 大魚大肉 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 粗飯 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 飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙 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 飯後百步走，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) 