早
餐

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The word 早餐 is formed by combining two meaningful characters: 早 (zǎo), which means "early" or "morning", and 餐 (cān), which means "meal" or "to eat". Their combination creates a new, compound concept where the first character describes the time and the second specifies the type of event, resulting in the literal meaning of "morning meal" or breakfast.

Example Sentences Hide

我每天吃早餐。

Wǒ měitiān chī zǎocān.

I eat breakfast every day.

早餐有牛奶和面包。

Zǎocān yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.

Breakfast has milk and bread.

我早上七点吃早餐。

Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn chī zǎocān.

I eat breakfast at seven in the morning.

如果来不及，我就不吃早餐了。

Rúguǒ láibují, wǒ jiù bù chī zǎocān le.

If I'm in a hurry, I won't eat breakfast.

为了健康，我每天都吃营养丰富的早餐。

Wèile jiànkāng, wǒ měitiān dōu chī yíngyǎng fēngfù de zǎocān.

For the sake of health, I eat a nutritious breakfast every day.

Word Definition - 早餐

zǎo cān breakfast; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]

Individual Character Details

早 zǎo
餐 cān