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How to Say ‘Dinner tonight’ in Simplified Chinese

今晚的晚饭

jīn wǎn de wǎn fàn

[jīnwǎn de wǎnfàn]

💬 Usage Tip: Time words can describe a noun with [的]: [今晚的晚饭] = "the dinner tonight" or "tonight's dinner." The same pattern works with [今天的会议] "today's meeting."

Phrase Breakdown

今晚

jīn wǎn

[jīnwǎn]

tonight

The evening of today.

Example

今晚有流星雨。

There is a meteor shower tonight.

的

de

[de]

of

A possessive particle used after an attributive.

Example

这是今天的计划。

This is today's plan.

晚饭

wǎn fàn

[wǎnfàn]

dinner

The main meal of the evening.

Example

今晚的晚饭很丰富。

Tonight's dinner is very sumptuous.

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