How to Say ‘After meals’ in Simplified Chinese
饭后
fàn hòu
[fahn hòu]
💬 Usage Tip: Time words like "after" come after the event in Chinese: 饭后 is "meal + after". Likewise, 睡前 is "before bed" and 饭前 is "before meals". These often appear on medicine labels.
Phrase Breakdown
饭
fàn
[fahn]
meal; cooked rice; food
In daily speech, 饭 often refers to a meal, not only rice.
今天的饭很香，快来吃吧。
Today's meal smells great, come eat quickly.
后
hòu
[hòu]
after
Placed after a noun or verb to mean 'after'.
下班后我去买菜。
After work I go buy groceries.
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