Chinese word

团餐

Pronunciation

Pinyintuán cān

Meaning

  • noungroup meal

Example

我们公司今天订了团餐。wǒ men gōng sī jīn tiān dìng le tuán cān

Our company ordered group meals today.

Illustration for 团餐 (group meal)

More examples

学校春游时，校方统一安排了团餐。xué xiào chūn yóu shí xiào fāng tǒng yì ān pái le tuán cān

During the school's spring outing, the school arranged group meals.

Core concept

One coordinated food service that feeds a whole group at the same time.

Common phrases

  • 订团餐dìng tuán cān

    order group meals

  • 安排团餐ān pái tuán cān

    arrange group meals

  • 提供团餐tí gōng tuán cān

    provide group meals

Similar words

集体餐jí tǐ cān: A meal made in one batch for the members of a group.
工作餐gōng zuò cān: A meal served to workers at their workplace or while they are working.

Definition in Chinese

指为一定组织或活动在同一时间为一群人统一准备并集中提供的餐饮，形式包括盒装配送、现场摆台或简易自助等。zhǐ wèi yí dìng zǔ zhī huò huó dòng zài tóng yì shí jiān wèi yì qún rén tǒng yì zhǔn bèi bìng jí zhōng tí gōng de cān yǐn xíng shì bāo kuò hé zhuāng pèi sòng xiàn chǎng bǎi tái huò jiǎn yì zì zhù děng

Word origin

The compound joins 团 (tuán, "group") with 餐 (cān, "meal"), making the group receiving the food part of the word's focus.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when describing arrangements for offices, schools, or events, where the food may arrive in individual containers or be set out for everyone.

Other meanings

  • boxed mealnoun
  • cateringnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 团餐服务tuán cān fú wùgroup meal servicenoun
  • 团餐配送tuán cān pèi sònggroup meal deliverynoun

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