Usage note
晚餐表示晚上吃的饭。
wǎn cān biǎo shì wǎn shàng chī de fàn。
Dinner means the meal eaten in the evening.
Context note
晚餐常用于家庭、餐厅和一天的安排。
wǎn cān cháng yòng yú jiā tíng 、 cān tīng hé yì tiān de ān pái。
Dinner often appears with family, restaurants, and daily schedules.
5 examples
我们吃晚餐。
wǒ men chī wǎn cān。
We eat dinner.
晚餐准备好了。
wǎn cān zhǔn bèi hǎo le。
Dinner is ready.
他在外面吃晚餐。
tā zài wài miàn chī wǎn cān。
He ate dinner outside.
今晚的晚餐很好吃。
jīn wǎn de wǎn cān hěn hǎo chī。
Tonight's dinner is delicious.
晚餐后去散步。
wǎn cān hòu qù sàn bù。
Go for a walk after dinner.
5 mini stories
妈妈做了晚餐。
mā ma zuò le wǎn cān。
Mom made dinner.
我们一家人一起吃晚餐。
wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī wǎn cān。
Our family ate dinner together.
晚餐后，我帮忙收拾桌子。
wǎn cān hòu， wǒ bāng máng shōu shí zhuō zi。
After dinner, I helped clear the table.
今天的晚餐很简单。
jīn tiān de wǎn cān hěn jiǎn dān。
Today's dinner is simple.
他喜欢晚餐后喝一点汤。
tā xǐ huan wǎn cān hòu hē yì diǎn tāng。
He likes drinking a little soup after dinner.
Mini dialogue
准备晚餐
A
晚餐想吃什么？
Wǎncān xiǎng chī shén me?
What do you want for dinner?
B
晚餐吃面条吧。
Wǎncān chī miàn tiáo ba.
Let's have noodles for dinner.
晚餐时间
A
晚餐好了，快来吃饭。
Wǎncān hǎo le, kuài lái chī fàn.
Dinner is ready, come eat quickly.
B
来了，今天的晚餐真香。
Lái le, jīn tiān de wǎncān zhēn xiāng.
Coming, today's dinner smells really good.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
午饭
wǔ fàn
lunch
午饭 is the midday meal, while 晚餐 is the evening meal.
contrast
早饭
zǎo fàn
breakfast
早饭 is the morning meal, contrasting with the evening 晚餐.
similar
晚饭
wǎn fàn
dinner/supper
晚饭 is a more casual word for the evening meal, very close in meaning to 晚餐.