午饭 wǔ fàn
“lunch”
noun2021 list level 1Traditional 午飯Measure word 份 · 顿 · 次 · 餐
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
午饭 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 224: 午饭 wǔfàn — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 85
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 午饭
A noun meaning "lunch, midday meal". It is used mostly as the object of 吃 and 做: 吃午饭, 做午饭, and in phrases like 午饭时间, 午饭以后. The classifier is 顿: 一顿午饭.
例句Example sentences
- 中午十二点我们吃午饭。zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn wǒ men chī wǔ fàn.We have lunch at twelve noon.
- 你午饭想吃什么？nǐ wǔ fàn xiǎng chī shén me?What do you want to eat for lunch?
- 午饭时间到了，我们去吃饭吧。wǔ fàn shí jiān dào le, wǒ men qù chī fàn ba.It's lunchtime—let's go eat.
易混词Easily confused
午饭vs午餐
午餐 is the formal/written equivalent used on menus and in official notices; 午饭 is what people say in everyday conversation.