餐

cān

餐 — cān

1. meal

   他每天吃三餐。 tā měitiān chī sāncān — He eats three meals every day.

2. to eat (formal/literary, as in 进餐)

   宾客们在大厅里进餐。 bīnkè men zài dàtīng lǐ jìncān — The guests are dining in the hall.

3. classifier for meals (used like 一餐、两餐)

   我们只吃了一餐就出发了。 wǒmen zhǐ chī le yīcān jiù chūfā le — We only ate one meal before setting off.