Chinese word

饭后

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàn hòu

Meaning

  • nounafter a meal

Example

饭后我们去散步吧。fàn hòu wǒ men qù sàn bù ba

After the meal, let's go for a walk.

Illustration for 饭后 (after a meal)

More examples

老师提醒孩子们饭后要好好刷牙。lǎo shī tí xǐng hái zi men fàn hòu yào háo hǎo shuā yá

The teacher reminded the children to brush their teeth well after a meal.

Core concept

A boundary after eating that opens a later time window.

Common phrases

  • 饭后散步fàn hòu sàn bù

    take a walk after a meal

  • 饭后吃药fàn hòu chī yào

    take medicine after a meal

  • 饭后喝茶fàn hòu hē chá

    drink tea after a meal

Similar words

吃完饭以后chī wán fàn yǐ hòu: The time after finishing a meal, expressed in a clear, conversational phrase.
吃饭后chī fàn hòu: The time after eating, in a casual spoken expression.
餐后cān hòu: The time after a meal, in a short formal expression used in medical instructions or official writing.

Definition in Chinese

饭后是表示用餐结束之后的时间点或时间段，可作为时间状语或名词，通常用来说明在吃完饭之后进行的动作或状态。fàn hòu shì biǎo shì yòng cān jié shù zhī hòu de shí jiān diǎn huò shí jiān duàn kě zuò wéi shí jiān zhuàng yǔ huò míng cí tōng cháng yòng lái shuō míng zài chī wán fàn zhī hòu jìn xíng de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

饭 (fàn, "meal") + 后 (hòu, "after") joins the meal with the time on its far side.

Usage tips

  • English often places an after-phrase after the main clause, but Chinese commonly puts a compact time expression at the front, before the subject and verb.

Other meanings

  • after eatingnoun

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