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The Chinese word "晚饭" is formed by combining the character "晚", meaning "evening", with the character "饭", meaning "meal", to create a compound that literally translates to "evening meal" and specifically refers to dinner.

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我们六点吃晚饭

Wǒmen liù diǎn chī wǎnfàn.

We eat dinner at six o'clock.

妈妈正在准备晚饭

Māma zhèngzài zhǔnbèi wǎnfàn.

Mom is preparing dinner.

今天的晚饭非常丰盛。

Jīntiān de wǎnfàn fēicháng fēngshèng.

Tonight's dinner is very sumptuous.

晚饭后我们一起去散步。

Wǎnfàn hòu wǒmen yīqǐ qù sànbù.

After dinner, we go for a walk together.

因为加班,我只能简单吃点晚饭

Yīnwèi jiābān, wǒ zhǐ néng jiǎndān chī diǎn wǎnfàn.

Because of working overtime, I can only have a simple dinner.

Word Definition - 晚饭

wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān]

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