Usage note
盒饭表示装在盒子里的饭菜。
hé fàn biǎo shì zhuāng zài hé zi lǐ de fàn cài。
盒饭 means a boxed meal.
Context note
盒饭常用于午餐、外卖和工作。
hé fàn cháng yòng yú wǔ cān 、 wài mài hé gōng zuò。
It is often used with lunch, delivery, and work.
5 examples
我买了盒饭。
wǒ mǎi le hé fàn。
I bought a boxed meal.
盒饭很好吃。
hé fàn hěn hǎo chī。
The boxed meal is tasty.
他们在吃盒饭。
tā men zài chī hé fàn。
They are eating boxed meals.
今天的盒饭有鸡肉。
jīn tiān de hé fàn yǒu jī ròu。
Today's boxed meal has chicken.
盒饭很方便。
hé fàn hěn fāng biàn。
Boxed meals are very convenient.
5 mini stories
中午，大家一起吃盒饭。
zhōng wǔ， dà jiā yì qǐ chī hé fàn。
At noon, everyone ate boxed meals together.
他带着盒饭去上班。
tā dài zhe hé fàn qù shàng bān。
He brought a boxed meal to work.
老师说，盒饭很适合忙的时候吃。
lǎo shī shuō， hé fàn hěn shì hé máng de shí hòu chī。
The teacher said boxed meals are suitable for busy times.
她买了两份盒饭。
tā mǎi le liǎng fèn hé fàn。
She bought two boxed meals.
盒饭里的菜很新鲜。
hé fàn lǐ de cài hěn xīn xiān。
The vegetables in the boxed meal are fresh.
Mini dialogue
午餐时间
A
你中午吃什么？
Nǐ zhōngwǔ chī shénme?
What are you eating for lunch?
B
我带了一盒盒饭，有米饭和鸡肉。
Wǒ dài le yī hé héfàn, yǒu mǐfàn hé jīròu.
I brought a boxed lunch with rice and chicken.
买盒饭
A
这个盒饭多少钱？
Zhège héfàn duōshao qián?
How much is this boxed lunch?
B
十五元，很便宜。
Shíwǔ yuán, hěn piányi.
Fifteen yuan, very cheap.
Related words and contrasts
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便当
biàndāng
convenient meal (boxed lunch)
Another word for boxed lunch, often used in Taiwan.
related
外卖
wàimài
takeout
Food ordered to go, sometimes in a box.
related
午餐
wǔcān
lunch
General word for midday meal.