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title: "Wancan Meaning: 晚餐 (wǎncān) Means “dinner”"
description: "晚餐 (wǎncān) means “dinner; supper”. Hear its tones, see what 晚 and 餐 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wancan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 晚餐 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

晚餐 wǎncān

## dinner; supper

## Its characters

1. 晚 wǎn evening
2. 餐 cān meal

## In a sentence

我们七点吃晚餐。 We have dinner at seven.

[More about 晚餐](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%99%9A%E9%A4%90)

## More words with 晚 or 餐

- [傍晚 bàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan)
- [餐厅 cāntīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canting)
- [餐饮 cānyǐn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canyin)
- [当晚 dàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangwan)
- [就餐 jiùcān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiucan)
- [聚餐 jùcān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jucan)
- [快餐 kuàicān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaican)
- [套餐 tàocān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taocan)
- [晚安 wǎn’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanan)
- [晚饭 wǎnfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanfan)

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