Chinese word

外带

Pronunciation

Pinyinwài dài

Meaning

  • verbtake out

Example

这道菜可以外带吗？zhè dào cài ké yǐ wài dài ma

Can this dish be taken out?

Illustration for 外带 (take out)

More examples

我想把这份沙拉外带回家。wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè fèn shā lā wài dài huí jiā

I want to take this salad home.

Core concept

An order leaves the place that sells it instead of being used there.

Common phrases

  • 可以外带吗ké yǐ wài dài ma

    Can this be taken out

  • 我要外带一份wǒ yào wài dài yí fèn

    I'd like one to go

  • 支持外带zhī chí wài dài

    offer takeout

Similar words

打包dǎ bāo: Putting uneaten restaurant food into a container to take home.
外卖wài mài: Having food from a restaurant delivered to a home or another place.
自取zì qǔ: Going to a restaurant to collect food ordered online or by phone.
内用nèi yòng: Eating or drinking inside the restaurant where the order was made.

Definition in Chinese

指把在店内购买或点的食品、饮料带出店外到别处食用或使用的行为，也指商家提供的带走服务。zhǐ bǎ zài diàn nèi gòu mǎi huò diǎn de shí pǐn yǐn liào dài chū diàn wài dào bié chù shí yòng huò shǐ yòng de xíng wéi yě zhǐ shāng jiā tí gōng de dài zǒu fú wù

Word origin

The compound 外 (wài, "outside") + 带 (dài, "carry") presents the order as something carried beyond the shop or restaurant.

Usage tips

  • The word can name both a customer's requested arrangement and the establishment's service, which explains its use in spoken orders, menus, and signs.

Other meanings

  • takeoutnoun

Opposites

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