How to Say ‘Dinner tonight’ in Simplified Chinese
今晚的晚饭
💬 Usage Tip: Combine [今晚] for 'tonight' and [晚饭] for 'dinner'.
🇨🇳 In China: Referring to meals specifically by time stresses the importance of punctuality in Chinese dining etiquette.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
今晚
[jīn wǎn]
tonight
The evening of today.
今晚有流星雨。
There is a meteor shower tonight.
的
[de]
of
A possessive particle used after an attributive.
这是今天的计划。
This is today's plan.
晚饭
[wǎn fàn]
dinner
The main meal of the evening.
今晚的晚饭很丰富。
Tonight's dinner is very sumptuous.
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