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餐 (飡, 湌)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

餐 [cān]
  1. 1. noun meal
  2. 2. measure word meal

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

餐 [cān]
  1. 1. verb eat
    聚餐
    dine together (usu. on festive occasions); have a dinner party
  2. 2. noun food; meal
    西餐
    Western-style food
    中餐
    Chinese meal; Chinese food
  3. 3. measure word for meals
    一日三餐
    three meals a day
    饥一餐，饱一餐，这样下去会生病的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

餐 [cān]
  1. 1. 动 吃;吃饭
    会餐
    野餐
  2. 2. 名 饭食
    夜餐
    快餐
  3. 3. 不能简化为"??"
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Examples

这个小学的课间餐都是请营养配餐员设计调配出来的。
Break-time snacks in this primary school are created by dietitians. → 课间餐

Character Decomposition

歺
[dǎi]		 + 又
[yòu]		 + 食
[shí]

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