📘 Lernkarte #2734 — 中餐 (zhōngcān)
#2734 PINYIN
(Chinese food / Chinese meal; lunch)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 中餐
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Pinyin: zhōngcān
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IPA: [ʈʂʊ́ŋ tsʰán]
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Tone: 🔴 1 + 🟢 2
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Meaning: Chinese food; Chinese meal (esp. lunch)
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Semantic class: noun
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HSK: 1–2
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Frequency: very high (daily life, dining)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
中餐 (zhōngcān) means Chinese food / Chinese-style meal.
In daily usage, it often refers to lunch, especially when contrasting meal types (中餐 vs 西餐).
DE:
中餐 (zhōngcān) bedeutet chinesisches Essen / chinesische Mahlzeit.
Im Alltag wird es oft auch für Mittagessen verwendet, besonders im Gegensatz zu 西餐.
➡️ 中 = Chinese
➡️ 餐 = meal
➡️ 中餐 = Chinese meal
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Deutsch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吃中餐 | chī zhōngcān | eat Chinese food | chinesisch essen |
| 中餐馆 | zhōngcānguǎn | Chinese restaurant | chinesisches Restaurant |
| 中餐时间 | zhōngcān shíjiān | lunchtime | Mittagszeit |
| 中餐和西餐 | zhōngcān hé xīcān | Chinese & Western food | chinesisch & westlich |
| 中餐比较清淡 | zhōngcān bǐjiào qīngdàn | Chinese food is lighter | chinesisches Essen ist leichter |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
中餐 refers to Chinese cuisine or a Chinese-style meal.
Typical usage
restaurant choice
我们中午吃中餐吧。
Wǒmen zhōngwǔ chī zhōngcān ba.
Let’s eat Chinese food for lunch.
comparison
他更喜欢中餐，不太喜欢西餐。
Tā gèng xǐhuān zhōngcān, bú tài xǐhuān xīcān.
He prefers Chinese food and doesn’t really like Western food.
time reference
中餐以后我再给你打电话。
Zhōngcān yǐhòu wǒ zài gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.
I’ll call you after lunch.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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can mean cuisine or lunch, depending on context
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common in menus, offices, and travel
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neutral, everyday word
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
中餐 bezeichnet chinesisches Essen oder eine chinesische Mahlzeit.
Typische Verwendung
Mittagessen
我们中餐十二点吃。
Wǒmen zhōngcān shí’èr diǎn chī.
Wir essen um zwölf Uhr zu Mittag.
Essenstyp
这家中餐馆很有名。
Zhè jiā zhōngcānguǎn hěn yǒumíng.
Dieses chinesische Restaurant ist sehr bekannt.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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Kontext entscheidet: chinesisch vs. Mittag
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sehr häufig im Alltag
🌟 COMPARISON — 中餐 vs related words
| Meaning | Pinyin | Hanzi | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese food / lunch | zhōngcān | 中餐 | Chinese-style meal |
| Western food | xīcān | 西餐 | Western-style |
| breakfast | zǎocān | 早餐 | morning meal |
| dinner | wǎncān | 晚餐 | evening meal |
| meal (general) | cān | 餐 | generic |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zhōng · cān
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zhōng — IPA [ʈʂʊ́ŋ] — Tone 🔴 1 — China / middle
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cān — IPA [tsʰán] — Tone 🟢 2 — meal
Tone pattern: 1 → 2
→ neutral naming of a meal type
02｜Mnemonics — 中餐
| Category | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning link | Chinese meal | chinesisches Essen |
| Tone link | flat → rising | neutral |
| Visual | Chinese lunch set | chinesisches Mittagsmenü |
| Memory tip | “China + meal” | „China + Mahlzeit“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 中餐
| Focus | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Chinese food / lunch | chinesisches Essen |
| Usage | dining / time | Essen / Zeit |
| Tone | 1 + 2 | 1. + 2. Ton |
| Register | neutral | neutral |
| Frequency | very high | sehr hoch |