早餐

zǎocān

Traditional: 早餐

#1754 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

breakfast

Word origin

A compound of 早 (zǎo, early) and 餐 (cān, a meal), giving the literal sense of the early meal of the day.

Origin
compound
Root
早 (zǎo, early) + 餐 (cān, meal)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 早

Stroke order for 餐

Examples

I eat breakfast every day.

What would you like for breakfast?

fēngshèng

The hotel breakfast is very generous.

She is preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Skipping breakfast is bad for your health.

早餐 (zǎocān) means breakfast, the early meal of the day. It pairs with 午餐 (lunch) and 晚餐 (dinner) to name the three main meals.

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This word is part of lesson 36.