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“menu” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyincài dān

Example

请给我看一下菜单。qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yí xià cài dān

Please show me the menu.

Illustration for 菜单 (menu)

How to say “menu” in Chinese

“Menu” in Chinese is 菜单 (cài dān).

An arranged set of food choices that helps someone select a meal, whether shown on paper, on a screen, or as a planned set of meals.

Full entry for 菜单: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 菜单

顾客在菜单上点了菜。gù kè zài cài dān shàng diǎn le cài

The customer ordered food from the menu.

Tips for using 菜单

  • Chinese uses this noun for a cafeteria's daily food list as well as a restaurant's choices, so it can appear on school notices too.

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