碗 (wǎn): Chinese measure word
How to use 碗 (wǎn), the Chinese measure word for a bowl of food: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
碗
wǎn
a bowl of food
What it's used for
碗 measures food by the bowl: rice, noodles, soup, porridge.
Common nouns with 碗
- 一碗饭 yì wǎn fàn cooked rice
- 一碗米饭 yì wǎn mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
- 一碗汤 yì wǎn shāng soup
- 一碗粥 yì wǎn zhōu congee
- 一碗方便面 yì wǎn fāng biàn miàn instant noodles
Example sentences
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我要一碗米饭。
Wǒ yào yì wǎn mǐ fàn.
I'd like a bowl of rice.
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他吃了两碗面条。
Tā chī le liǎng wǎn miàn tiáo.
He ate two bowls of noodles.
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喝碗汤吧。
Hē wǎn tāng ba.
Have a bowl of soup.
Common mistake
一碗饭 is a bowl of rice. The empty bowl is 一个碗.
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