饭碗

fànwǎn

rice bowl

nounHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 飯碗
Dictionary entry

rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job

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饭
碗

See it in sentences

他丢了饭碗。

Tā diū le fànwǎn.

English

He lost his job.

他保住了饭碗。

Tā bǎo zhù le fànwǎn.

English

He kept his job.

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