Chinese Conversation · Level 39
90 words
Chinese word
套餐
Pronunciation
Pinyintào cān
Meaning
- nouncombo meal
Example
我要一个套餐。wǒ yào yí gè tào cān
I'd like a combo meal.
More examples
这个套餐包含主菜和饮料。zhè ge tào cān bāo hán zhǔ cài hé yǐn liào
This combo meal includes a main dish and a drink.
Core concept
A single priced choice made by grouping several items together.
Common phrases
订套餐dìng tào cān
order a combo meal
外卖套餐wài mài tào cān
takeout meal set
套餐包含tào cān bāo hán
combo meal includes
Similar words
组合zǔ hé: A group of things or elements combined into one whole.
套装tào zhuāng: A group of related products designed to be used or sold together.
套票tào piào: Several admission or transportation tickets sold together as one set.
Definition in Chinese
按固定搭配和定价，把若干菜品或商品打包成一套出售的称呼，常用于餐饮的套餐，也可以指服务或产品的打包方案。àn gù dìng dā pèi hé dìng jià bǎ ruò gān cài pǐn huò shāng pǐn dǎ bāo chéng yí tào chū shòu de chēng hū cháng yòng yú cān yǐn de tào cān yě ké yǐ zhǐ fú wù huò chán pǐn de dǎ bāo fāng àn
Word origin
套餐 (tàocān, "combo meal") combines 套 (tào, "set or bundle") with 餐 (cān, "meal"), and the same bundling pattern extends to services and products.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the word appears in restaurants as well as in phone-service and travel offers, so surrounding words often show which setting is meant.
Other meanings
- plannoun
- packagenoun
Opposites
- 单点dān diǎnindividual item ordernoun
Related words
- 手机套餐shǒu jī tào cāncell phone plannoun
- 家庭套餐jiā tíng tào cānfamily plannoun
- 旅游套餐lǚ yóu tào cāntravel packagenoun