Chinese word

大份

Pronunciation

Pinyindà fèn

Meaning

  • nounlarge portion

Example

这道菜有小份和大份两种。zhè dào cài yǒu xiǎo fèn hé dà fèn liáng zhǒng

This dish comes in small and large portions.

Illustration for 大份 (large portion)

More examples

我午饭点了大份饭，吃得很饱。wǒ wǔ fàn diǎn le dà fèn fàn chī de hén bǎo

I ordered a large portion of rice for lunch and felt very full.

Core concept

A menu size that provides a fuller share of food than the usual serving.

Common phrases

  • 点大份diǎn dà fèn

    order a large portion

  • 大份饭dà fèn fàn

    large portion of rice

  • 大份套餐dà fèn tào cān

    large set meal

Similar words

大份儿dà fènr: A spoken menu term for a larger-than-standard serving.
小份xiǎo fèn: A menu size offering less food than a standard serving.
份量fèn liàng: The amount of food in a dish, used as a guide to how much people eat.

Definition in Chinese

在菜单或购买场合指比标准份量更多的份额，用来区分小份、标准份与大份，常见于餐饮消费场景。zài cài dān huò gòu mǎi chǎng hé zhǐ bǐ biāo zhǔn fèn liàng gèng duō de fèn é yòng lái qū fēn xiǎo fèn biāo zhǔn fèn yǔ dà fèn cháng jiàn yú cān yǐn xiāo fèi cháng jǐng

Word origin

大份 (dàfèn, "large portion") combines 大 (dà, "big") with 份 (fèn, "share"), forming a compound for a bigger serving.

Usage tips

  • The exact increase in food depends on the restaurant, so the word identifies the available size category rather than a fixed weight.

Opposites

Related words

  • 大份儿dà fènrlarge portionnoun

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