How to Say ‘After meals’ in Simplified Chinese
饭后
fàn hòu
[fahn hoh]
💬 Usage Tip: [饭后] is built as [饭] "meal" + [后] "after," a very common pattern. You can reuse it with times too: [睡前] "before sleep," [手术后] "after surgery."
Phrase Breakdown
饭
fàn
[fahn]
meal; cooked rice
In this phrase, it refers to a meal, as in before or after eating.
饭后不要马上坐下，可以先走一走。
After a meal, do not sit down immediately; you can walk a little first.
后
hòu
[hoh]
after; behind
Here it means after an event or time, such as after a meal.
饭后量血糖，有时候更能看出变化。
Checking blood sugar after meals can sometimes show changes more clearly.
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