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    Eating a meal with 吃饭 (chīfàn)

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    Structure

    Subject + 吃饭

    Explanation

    吃饭 (chīfàn) means to eat a meal or to have food. While literally meaning "eat rice," it is used broadly in Chinese to refer to eating any meal and is one of the most common everyday expressions.

    Examples

    • 你吃饭了吗？一起去吃吧。

      Nǐ chīfàn le ma? Yīqǐ qù chī ba.

      Have you eaten? Let's go eat together.

    • 他太忙了，经常忘记吃饭。

      Tā tài máng le, jīngcháng wàngjì chīfàn.

      He is too busy and often forgets to eat.

    • 我们中午去外面吃饭怎么样？

      Wǒmen zhōngwǔ qù wàimiàn chīfàn zěnmeyàng?

      How about we go out for lunch?

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