Chinese word

取餐

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ cān

Meaning

  • verbgo pick up a meal

Example

我下班后去取餐。wǒ xià bān hòu qù qǔ cān

After work, I go pick up a meal.

Illustration for 取餐 (go pick up a meal)

More examples

请出示订单，到柜台取餐。qǐng chū shì dìng dān dào guì tái qǔ cān

Please show your order and pick up a meal at the counter.

Core concept

A person reaches a handoff point where prepared food is waiting and takes it away.

Common phrases

  • 去取餐qù qǔ cān

    go pick up a meal

  • 到柜台取餐dào guì tái qǔ cān

    pick up a meal at the counter

Similar words

自取zì qǔ: Receive an order or item by going to collect it yourself.
打包dǎ bāo: Pack prepared food for carrying home or to another place.
外带wài dài: Take food from a shop to eat elsewhere instead of dining there.

Definition in Chinese

自己前往指定地点接收或领取已备好的餐食，强调到场取走而非等待配送。zì jǐ qián wǎng zhǐ dìng dì diǎn jiē shōu huò líng qǔ yǐ bèi hǎo de cān shí qiáng diào dào chǎng qǔ zǒu ér fēi děng dài pèi sòng

Word origin

取 (qǔ, "take") + 餐 (cān, "meal") forms 取餐 (qǔcān, "pick up a meal"), focusing on taking prepared food from its waiting place.

Usage tips

  • On an order screen, a ready-to-collect status signals that the customer should go to the handoff point, not wait for a courier.

Other meanings

  • receive a mealverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 取餐码qǔ cān mǎmeal pickup codenoun
  • 取餐台qǔ cān táimeal pickup counternoun

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