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饭碗
饭碗
(fàn wǎn): Rice bowl / Livelihood (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
饭 • fàn • cooked rice or food in general • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
fàn
饭
cooked rice or food in general
碗 • wǎn • a bowl of • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
wǎn
碗
a bowl of
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 饭碗.
Words with
饭
做饭
zuò fàn
to prepare a meal
午饭
wǔ fàn
lunch
早饭
zǎo fàn
breakfast
晚饭
wǎn fàn
evening meal
米饭
mǐ fàn
rice [cooked; boiled]
饭店
fàn diàn
restaurant
饭馆
fàn guǎn
restaurant
盒饭
hé fàn
meal in a partitioned box
Words with
碗
一碗
yì wǎn
one bowl
洗碗
xǐ wǎn
wash dishes
洗碗机
xǐ wǎn jī
dishwasher
4.
How to Use 饭碗 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yí
一
gè
个
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
neutral
a rice bowl
Verb + Object
bǎo
保
zhù
住
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
Adjective + Noun
with
铁
tiě
铁
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 饭碗
zhè
这
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
neutral
keep one's job
diū
丢
le
了
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
informal
Spoken
lose one's job
iron rice bowl
。
This is my rice bowl.
zhè
这
fèn
份
gōng
工
zuò
作
shì
是
tā
他
de
的
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
，
tā
他
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhēn
珍
xī
惜
。
This job is his livelihood, and he cherishes it greatly.
tā
他
yīn
因
xiè
泄
lòu
露
gōng
公
sī
司
jī
机
mì
密
，
zuì
最
zhōng
终
zá
砸
le
了
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
。
He leaked company secrets and ultimately lost his livelihood.
tā
他
zhǎo
找
dào
到
le
了
yī
一
fèn
份
hǎo
好
gōng
工
zuò
作
，
bǎo
保
zhù
住
le
了
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
。
He found a good job and secured his livelihood.
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
tōng
通
guò
过
jì
技
shù
术
chuàng
创
xīn
新
lái
来
gǒng
巩
gù
固
qǐ
企
yè
业
de
的
fàn
饭
wǎn
碗
。
We must consolidate the company's livelihood through technological innovation.
