餐 (cān) means Meal. Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
西 餐 要用刀和叉子。
Xīcān yào yòng dāo hé chāzi.
Western food is eaten with a knife and fork.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 叉子
这是一家高档 餐 厅。
Zhè shì yì jiā gāodàng cāntīng.
This is an upmarket restaurant.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 高档
餐 厅的摆盘很精致。
Cāntīng de bǎi pán hěn jīngzhì.
The restaurant's plating is very refined.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精致
这家 餐 厅提供素食。
Zhè jiā cāntīng tígōng sùshí.
This restaurant serves vegetarian food.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 素食
餐 具每天都要消毒。
Cānjù měi tiān dōu yào xiāo dú.
The tableware must be sterilised every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消毒
学校 餐 厅的菜很便宜。
Xuéxiào cāntīng de cài hěn piányi.
The food in the school cafeteria is cheap.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 餐厅
买这个套 餐 比较合算。
Mǎi zhège tàocān bǐjiào hésuàn.
Buying this set is better value.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 合算
这家酒店提供免费早 餐 。
Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn tígōng miǎn fèi zǎocān.
This hotel provides a free breakfast.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 提供
她煎了两个鸡蛋当早 餐 。
Tā jiān le liǎng ge jīdàn dāng zǎocān.
She fried two eggs for breakfast.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 煎
街对面有一家清真 餐 厅。
Jiē duìmiàn yǒu yì jiā qīngzhēn cāntīng.
There is a halal restaurant across the street.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清真
我们在酒店的 餐 厅吃早饭。
Wǒmen zài jiǔdiàn de cāntīng chī zǎofàn.
We had breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 餐厅
早 餐 很丰盛，我吃得很饱。
Zǎocān hěn fēngshèng, wǒ chī de hěn bǎo.
Breakfast was generous and I ate my fill.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丰盛
我们就近找家 餐 厅吃饭吧。
Wǒmen jiùjìn zhǎo jiā cāntīng chīfàn ba.
Let's find a restaurant nearby and eat.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 就近
这家 餐 厅的菜量大又实惠。
Zhè jiā cāntīng de cài liàng dà yòu shíhuì.
This restaurant's portions are large and good value.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 实惠
妈妈准备了一桌丰盛的晚 餐 。
Māma zhǔnbèi le yì zhuō fēngshèng de wǎncān.
Mum prepared a lavish table of dinner.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丰盛
这家 餐 厅雇佣了十几名员工。
Zhè jiā cāntīng gùyōng le shí jǐ míng yuángōng.
This restaurant employs a dozen or so staff.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 雇佣
早 餐 可以提供一天所需的能量。
Zǎocān kěyǐ tígōng yì tiān suǒ xū de néngliàng.
Breakfast can supply the energy needed for the day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 能量
这家 餐 厅做的是地道的四川风味。
Zhè jiā cāntīng zuò de shì dìdao de Sìchuān fēngwèi.
This restaurant serves authentic Sichuan-style food.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 风味
餐 厅里很嘈杂，我们几乎听不见对方说话。
Cāntīng lǐ hěn cáozá, wǒmen jīhū tīng bu jiàn duìfāng shuōhuà.
The restaurant was so noisy we could barely hear each other.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 嘈杂
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From the travel phrasebook
这家 餐 厅很好。
Zhè jiā cāntīng hěn hǎo.
This is a lovely restaurant.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
Words that contain 餐
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Questions about 餐
How is 餐 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 餐 (cān, "Meal"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 餐 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 餐 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 餐?
The dictionary page for 餐 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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