Chinese word

野餐

Pronunciation

Pinyinyě cān

Meaning

  • verbhave a picnic

Example

我们星期天想在湖边野餐。wǒ men xīng qī tiān xiǎng zài hú biān yě cān

We want to have a picnic by the lake on Sunday.

Illustration for 野餐 (have a picnic)

More examples

他提议明天和同学在校园里野餐。tā tí yì míng tiān hé tóng xué zài xiào yuán lǐ yě cān

He suggested having a picnic on campus with his classmates tomorrow.

Core concept

A shared meal carried outdoors and spread out for people to eat together.

Common phrases

  • 在湖边野餐zài hú biān yě cān

    have a picnic by the lake

  • 去野餐qù yě cān

    go on a picnic

  • 组织野餐zǔ zhī yě cān

    organize a picnic

  • 在草地上野餐zài cǎo dì shàng yě cān

    have a picnic on the grass

Similar words

吃饭chī fàn: Eat a meal or have something to eat.
聚餐jù cān: Gather with several people to share a meal.
用餐yòng cān: Eat or have a meal in a neutral or slightly formal way.

Definition in Chinese

指把吃的带到户外，在草地或河边铺开后与他人一起吃的活动，既可表示那种聚餐也可表示去参加这一行为。zhǐ bǎ chī de dài dào hù wài zài cǎo dì huò hé biān pù kāi hòu yǔ tā rén yì qǐ chī de huó dòng jì kě biǎo shì nà zhǒng jù cān yě kě biǎo shì qù cān jiā zhè yì xíng wèi

Word origin

野 (yě, "open country") + 餐 (cān, "meal") forms a transparent compound for a meal held outside.

Usage tips

  • The same form can name the event or follow a word such as 想 (xiǎng, "want to"), so sentence position helps show whether it describes a plan or the event itself.

Other meanings

  • picnicnoun

Opposites

  • 在家吃饭zài jiā chī fàneat at homeverb
  • 室内就餐shì nèi jiù cāndine indoorsverb

Related words

  • 野餐垫yě cān diànpicnic matnoun
  • 野餐用品yě cān yòng pǐnpicnic suppliesnoun

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