How to Say ‘Finished cooking the meal’ in Simplified Chinese
做好饭
zuò hǎo fàn
[dzwoe-how fahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [做好] means "finish doing well / complete," so [做好饭] is "finish cooking the meal." The same [做 + 好] pattern appears in [做好准备] "finish getting ready."
Phrase Breakdown
做好
zuò hǎo
[dzwoe-how]
finish making; prepare completely
做好 means to complete something well or finish doing it.
妈妈刚做好饭，你们就到了。
Mom had just finished making the meal when you arrived.
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.
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