开饭 / 開飯
kāi fàn
Meaning
- to start eating
- to serve a meal
Example sentences
晚餐将在六点半前开饭。
晚餐將在六點半前開飯。
wǎn cān jiāng zài liù diǎn bàn qián kāi fàn。
Dinner will be served before 6:30 p.m.
晚饭还没有好，要到六点三刻开饭。
晚飯還沒有好，要到六點三刻開飯。
wǎn fàn hái méi yǒu hǎo， yào dào liù diǎn sān kè kāi fàn。
Dinner isn't ready yet; it won't be served until 6:45.
吃个饭还要用铁碗，整桌敲得叮叮当当，好像在锅炉厂开饭一样。
喫個飯還要用鐵碗，整桌敲得叮叮噹噹，好像在鍋爐廠開飯一樣。
chī gè fàn hái yào yòng tiě wǎn， zhěng zhuō qiāo dé dīng dīng dāng dāng， hǎo xiàng zài guō lú chǎng kāi fàn yī yàng。
They even used iron bowls to eat, making a clanging noise all over the table, like they were having a meal at a boiler factory.