📘 Lernkarte #2706 — 早餐 (zǎocān)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 早餐
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Pinyin: zǎocān
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IPA: [tsàʊ̯ tsʰán]
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Tone: 🔵 3 + 🟢 2
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Meaning: breakfast
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Semantic class: noun
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HSK: 1
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
早餐 (zǎocān) means breakfast, the morning meal.
DE:
早餐 (zǎocān) bedeutet Frühstück, die Mahlzeit am Morgen.
早 = early
餐 = meal
➡️ 早餐 = early meal
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 吃早餐 |
chī zǎocān |
eat breakfast |
frühstücken |
| 做早餐 |
zuò zǎocān |
make breakfast |
Frühstück machen |
| 早餐店 |
zǎocān diàn |
breakfast shop |
Frühstücksladen |
| 早餐时间 |
zǎocān shíjiān |
breakfast time |
Frühstückszeit |
| 不吃早餐 |
bù chī zǎocān |
skip breakfast |
nicht frühstücken |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
早餐 (zǎocān) is the standard word for breakfast in Mandarin.
Typical usage
daily routine
我每天吃早餐。
Wǒ měitiān chī zǎocān.
I eat breakfast every day.
habit
不吃早餐对身体不好。
Bù chī zǎocān duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.
Skipping breakfast is bad for your health.
place
这家早餐店很有名。
Zhè jiā zǎocān diàn hěn yǒumíng.
This breakfast shop is very famous.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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very common in daily speech
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often used with 吃 / 做
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neutral register
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
早餐 (zǎocān) ist das Standardwort für Frühstück.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
你吃早餐了吗？
Nǐ chī zǎocān le ma?
Hast du schon gefrühstückt?
Gesundheit
早餐很重要。
Zǎocān hěn zhòngyào.
Frühstück ist sehr wichtig.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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sehr häufig im Alltag
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neutraler Ausdruck
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oft mit Verben kombiniert
🌟 COMPARISON — 早餐 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| breakfast |
zǎocān |
早餐 |
morning meal |
| lunch |
wǔcān |
午餐 |
noon meal |
| dinner |
wǎncān |
晚餐 |
evening meal |
| meal |
cān |
餐 |
general |
| eat |
chī |
吃 |
verb |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zǎo · cān
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zǎo — IPA [tsàʊ̯] — Tone 3 — early
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cān — IPA [tsʰán] — Tone 2 — meal
Tone pattern: 3 → 2
→ early → eating
02｜Mnemonics — 早餐
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
early meal |
frühe Mahlzeit |
| Tone link |
dip → rise |
Morgenbeginn |
| Visual |
breakfast table |
Frühstückstisch |
| Memory tip |
“early eat” |
„früh essen“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 早餐
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
breakfast |
Frühstück |
| Usage |
daily life |
Alltag |
| Tone |
3 + 2 |
3. + 2. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 早餐 = 早饭 ❌ (same meaning, different word; 早餐 is more standard)
❌ 早餐 = 午餐 ❌
✅ 吃早餐 ✔️
✅ 不吃早餐 ✔️
✅ 早餐很重要 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2706 — 早餐 (zǎocān)
EN:
A core beginner word meaning breakfast, essential for everyday conversation.
DE:
Ein zentrales Anfängerwort für Frühstück, unverzichtbar im Alltag.