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Jyutping hek3 faan6
Pinyin chī fàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have a meal
  2. to eat
  3. to make a living
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    去​食​正餐
    to eat; to have a meal
    • 一點喇,我哋去食飯啦。
      一点喇,我哋去食饭啦。
      jat1 dim2 laa3, ngo5 dei6 heoi3 sik6 faan6 laa1
      一時了,我們去吃飯吧。
  2. 近義詞
    食飯
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to eat
    (syn.) 唅飯, 含饭, 含飯, 吃伙食, 𡎺冤枉, 唅饭
    • 他很喜歡吃飯。
      他很喜欢吃饭。
      tā hěn xǐ huān chī fàn .
      He loves to eat.
    • 你吃飯了嗎?
      你吃饭了吗?
      nǐ chī fàn le ma ?
      How are you?
    • 你吃過飯嗎?
      你吃过饭吗?
      nǐ chī guò fàn ma ?
      Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
    • 用筷子吃飯
      用筷子吃饭
      yòng kuài zi chī fàn
      to eat with chopsticks
    • 你吃飯了沒有?
      你吃饭了没有?
      nǐ chī fàn le méi yǒu ?
      Have you eaten? (also a greeting)
  2. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to make a living
    • 我現在失業,除了交房租,還要吃飯啊,壓力大啊。
      我现在失业,除了交房租,还要吃饭啊,压力大啊。
      wǒ xiàn zài shī yè , chú le jiāo fáng zū , hái yào chī fàn a , yā lì dà a .
      I'm out of work at the moment. Apart from paying rent I also have to make a living; it's very stressful.
    • 你靠什麼吃飯?
      你靠什么吃饭?
      nǐ kào shén me chī fàn ?
      What do you do for a living?
  3. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to have a meal; to eat; to dine
    • 你們收拾收拾,準備吃飯嘍。
      你们收拾收拾,准备吃饭喽。
      nǐ men shōu shi shōu shi , zhǔn bèi chī fàn lou .
      Pack up you lot and get ready to eat.
    • 我想約你明天一起去吃飯,不知道你有沒有時間。
      我想约你明天一起去吃饭,不知道你有没有时间。
      wǒ xiǎng yuē nǐ míng tiān yī qǐ qù chī fàn , bù zhī dào nǐ yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān .
      I'd like to invite you out to have a meal tomorrow, if you have the time.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #47
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    最后三周,Jim一直试图带我出去吃饭。
    最後三週,Jim一直試圖帶我出去吃飯。
    zuì hòu sān zhōu ,jim yī zhí shì tú dài wǒ chū qù chī fàn 。
    • Jim has been trying to take me out to dinner for the last three weeks.
  2. Mandarin
    我们今晚出去吃饭,你说怎么样?
    我們今晚出去吃飯,你説怎麼樣?
    wǒ men jīn wǎn chū qù chī fàn , nǐ shuō zěn me yàng ?
    • What do you say to dining out tonight?
  3. Mandarin
    吃饭时间到了。
    吃飯時間到了。
    chī fàn shí jiān dào liǎo 。
    • Time for dinner.
    • It's time for us to eat.
  4. Mandarin
    和我们一起吃饭吗?
    和我們一起吃飯嗎?
    hé wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn ma ?
    • Why not have dinner with us?
  5. Mandarin
    暂时下线洗澡吃饭,过40分左右回来!
    暫時下線洗澡吃飯,過40分左右回來!
    zàn shí xià xiàn xǐ zǎo chī fàn , guò 40 fēn zuǒ yòu huí lai !
    • Break for bath & food, back in about 40 minutes!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    一个月1000元的工资,刚够他吃饭。
    一個月1000元的工資,剛夠他吃飯。
    yī ge yuè 1000 yuán de gōng zī , gāng gòu tā chī fàn .
    • He earns 1000 yuan a month, barely enough for food.
  2. Mandarin
    我习惯吃饭前先喝汤。
    我習慣吃飯前先喝湯。
    wǒ xí guàn chī fàn qián xiān hē tāng .
    • I'm used to having soup before my meal.
  3. Mandarin
    你们收拾收拾,准备吃饭喽。
    你們收拾收拾,準備吃飯嘍。
    nǐ men shōu shi shōu shi , zhǔn bèi chī fàn lou .
    • Pack up you lot and get ready to eat.
  4. Mandarin
    他很喜欢吃饭。
    他很喜歡吃飯。
    tā hěn xǐ huān chī fàn .
    • He loves to eat.
  5. Mandarin
    你吃饭了吗?
    你吃飯了嗎?
    nǐ chī fàn le ma ?
    • How are you?
    • Have you eaten? (also a greeting)