Chinese word

炒饭

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎo fàn

Meaning

  • nounfried rice

Example

我想吃炒饭。wǒ xiǎng chī chǎo fàn

I want to eat fried rice.

Illustration for 炒饭 (fried rice)

More examples

服务员，我要点一份炒饭。fú wù yuán wǒ yào diǎn yí fèn chǎo fàn

Waiter, I'd like to order a serving of fried rice.

Core concept

Rice and savory ingredients quickly tossed together in a hot pan to make one filling dish.

Common phrases

  • 吃炒饭chī chǎo fàn

    eat fried rice

  • 做炒饭zuò chǎo fàn

    make fried rice

  • 点一份炒饭diǎn yí fèn chǎo fàn

    order a serving of fried rice

Similar words

饭fàn: An everyday meal, often referring simply to the rice or food being eaten.
米饭mǐ fàn: Cooked rice served as food, usually plain or with other dishes.
炒面chǎo miàn: A dish of noodles and savory ingredients cooked together by stir-frying in oil.

Definition in Chinese

用油在锅中把米饭和菜、肉等配料一起快速炒制成的一种主食或菜肴。yòng yóu zài guō zhōng bǎ mǐ fàn hé cài ròu děng pèi liào yì qǐ kuài sù chǎo zhì chéng de yì zhǒng zhǔ shí huò cài yáo

Word origin

炒饭 (chǎofàn, "fried rice") combines 炒 (chǎo, "stir-fry") with 饭 (fàn, "cooked rice or meal"), so its name describes rice cooked by rapid stirring in oil.

Usage tips

  • In everyday restaurant speech, the dish name can stand alone as the main item in an order, while an ingredient can be added afterward to specify the preferred version.

Opposites

  • 白饭bái fànplain ricenoun

Related words

  • 蛋炒饭dàn chǎo fànegg fried ricenoun
  • 扬州炒饭yáng zhōu chǎo fànYangzhou fried ricenoun

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