Chinese word

点餐机

Pronunciation

Pinyindiǎn cān jī

Meaning

  • nounself-ordering kiosk

Example

点餐机就在入口旁边。diǎn cān jī jiù zài rù kǒu páng biān

The self-ordering kiosk is right next to the entrance.

Illustration for 点餐机 (self-ordering kiosk)

More examples

我在点餐机前面排队，等了五分钟。wǒ zài diǎn cān jī qián miàn pái duì děng le wǔ fēn zhōng

I waited in line in front of the self-ordering kiosk for five minutes.

Core concept

A restaurant terminal that turns a digital menu into a submitted order.

Common phrases

  • 用点餐机点餐yòng diǎn cān jī diǎn cān

    order at a self-ordering kiosk

  • 在点餐机前排队zài diǎn cān jī qián pái duì

    line up in front of a self-ordering kiosk

  • 点餐机坏了diǎn cān jī huài le

    Self-ordering kiosk is broken

Similar words

自助点餐机zì zhù diǎn cān jī: A self-service kiosk for choosing meals and completing an order on its screen.
点菜机diǎn cài jī: A machine used to choose dishes and order them from a menu.
点单机diǎn dān jī: A terminal used to enter order information and transmit it to the restaurant.

Definition in Chinese

供顾客在餐厅或外卖点通过电子界面选择菜品、修改数量并提交订单的设备或终端。gōng gù kè zài cān tīng huò wài mài diǎn tōng guò diàn zi jiè miàn xuǎn zé cài pǐn xiū gǎi shù liàng bìng tí jiāo dìng dān de shè bèi huò zhōng duān

Word origin

点 (diǎn, "order") + 餐 (cān, "meal") + 机 (jī, "machine") forms a transparent compound for a machine that handles meal orders.

Usage tips

  • English uses kiosk for many kinds of self-service machines, but this Chinese noun specifically points to food-ordering equipment rather than a cashier, menu, or dining table.

Other meanings

  • ordering terminalnoun

Opposites

  • 人工点餐rén gōng diǎn cānstaff-assisted orderingnoun

Related words

  • 点餐diǎn cānorder foodverb
  • 点餐单diǎn cān dānorder slipnoun
  • 点餐系统diǎn cān xì tǒngordering systemnoun

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