拌饭
bàn fàn
The English phrase "mixed rice" is 拌饭 (bàn fàn) in Chinese.
拌饭 is used to refer to various dishes consisting of cooked rice mixed with different ingredients and sauces. This includes specific dishes like Korean bibimbap (often called 韩式拌饭 in Chinese) or various Chinese-style rice bowls where ingredients are stirred into the rice.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of the verb 拌 (bàn), meaning 'to mix' or 'to stir' and the noun 饭 (fàn), meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal'.
How do you pronounce it?
bàn fàn
Did you know?
- The character 拌 (bàn) is used in the idiom 拌嘴 (bàn zuǐ), which literally translates to 'mixing mouths' but actually means 'bickering'.
- If you want to order 'mixed rice' in a quick-service shop, you might actually ask for 盖饭 (gài fàn) instead. While 拌饭 means to stir ingredients into the rice, 盖饭 refers to rice that is 'covered' by toppings.
- Because 拌 (bàn) implies tossing ingredients with a dressing rather than cooking them together, it is the standard term for salads or cold noodles, not just for warm rice dishes.
Examples in context
- 谢谢您给我一碗美味的拌饭Thank you for giving me a delicious bowl of mixed rice
- 这碗拌饭很好吃。Zhè wǎn bànfàn hěn hǎochī.This mixed rice is very delicious.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- 梓涵 Zihan你中午想吃什么？Nǐ zhōngwǔ xiǎng chī shénme?What do you want to eat for lunch?
- 浩然 Haoran我们去吃拌饭吧。Wǒmen qù chī bànfàn ba.Let's go eat mixed rice.
- 梓涵 Zihan好啊，那家店的拌饭很出名。Hǎo a, nà jiā diàn de bànfàn hěn chūmíng.Okay, the mixed rice at that shop is very famous.
- 浩然 Haoran我也觉得那里的拌饭不错。Wǒ yě juéde nàlǐ de bànfàn bùcuò.I also think the mixed rice there is quite good.
