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饭碗

饭碗 (fàn wǎn): Rice bowl / Livelihood (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

饭碗 consists of 2 characters.

cooked rice or food in general

Word Info

Pinyinfàn wǎn

MeaningRice bowl / Livelihood

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word饭碗

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3.

How to Use 饭碗 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 饭碗 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

fàn饭

wǎn碗

neutral

a rice bowl

Verb + Object

bǎo保

zhù住

fàn饭

wǎn碗

neutral

keep one's job

Adjective + Nounwith铁

tiě铁

fàn饭

wǎn碗

neutral

iron rice bowl

4.

Example Sentences with 饭碗

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

fàn饭

wǎn碗

。

diū丢

le了

fàn饭

wǎn碗

informalSpoken

lose one's job

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.

zài在

shù数

zì字

huà化

zhuǎn转

xíng型

zhōng中

，

chuán传

tǒng统

háng行

yè业

rú如

hé何

bǎo保

zhù住

zì自

jǐ己

de的

fàn饭

wǎn碗

？

How can traditional industries secure their livelihoods during digital transformation?

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.

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

bù不

jǐn仅

shì是

tā他

de的

fàn饭

wǎn碗

，

gèng更

shì是

tā他

shí实

xiàn现

mèng梦

xiǎng想

de的

jī基

shí石

。

This job is not only his rice bowl but also the cornerstone for realizing his dreams.

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.

zài在

jìng竞

zhēng争

jī激

liè烈

de的

shì市

chǎng场

zhōng中

，

bù不

duàn断

xué学

xí习

xīn新

jì技

néng能

cái才

néng能

duān端

wěn稳

zì自

jǐ己

de的

fàn饭

wǎn碗

。

In a highly competitive market, continuously learning new skills is essential to maintain one's career stability.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhǐ只

yào要

nǔ努

lì力

，

nǐ你

zǒng总

néng能

zhǎo找

dào到

shǔ属

yú于

zì自

jǐ己

de的

fàn饭

wǎn碗

。

Don't worry; as long as you work hard, you can always find your own rice bowl.

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