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The word 午饭 is formed by combining the character 午, meaning 'noon,' with the character 饭, meaning 'meal,' resulting in a compound that literally denotes 'noon meal' and refers to lunch.

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我中午吃午饭

Wǒ zhōngwǔ chī wǔfàn.

I eat lunch at noon.

妈妈准备了丰盛的午饭

Māma zhǔnbèi le fēngshèng de wǔfàn.

Mom prepared a hearty lunch.

放学后, 我们一起去吃午饭

Fàngxué hòu, wǒmen yīqǐ qù chī wǔfàn.

After school, we go to eat lunch together.

吃完午饭, 他休息了一会儿。

Chī wán wǔfàn, tā xiūxi le yīhuìr.

After finishing lunch, he rested for a while.

如果午饭时间太短, 我就不去食堂了。

Rúguǒ wǔfàn shíjiān tài duǎn, wǒ jiù bù qù shítáng le.

If the lunch break is too short, I won't go to the cafeteria.

Word Definition - 午饭

wǔ fàn lunch; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]

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