Chinese word

电子菜单

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zi cài dān

Meaning

  • noundigital menu

Example

这个餐厅有电子菜单，可以用手机点菜。zhè ge cān tīng yǒu diàn zi cài dān ké yǐ yòng shǒu jī diǎn cài

This restaurant has a digital menu, and you can order by phone.

Illustration for 电子菜单 (digital menu)

More examples

餐厅把菜单做成电子菜单，便于随时更新。cān tīng bǎ cài dān zuò chéng diàn zi cài dān biàn yú suí shí gēng xīn

The restaurant turned the menu into a digital menu, making it easy to update at any time.

Core concept

A visual ordering surface that presents dishes, options, and next steps in one digital place.

Common phrases

  • 打开电子菜单dǎ kāi diàn zi cài dān

    open the digital menu

  • 通过电子菜单点餐tōng guò diàn zi cài dān diǎn cān

    order through the digital menu

  • 扫描二维码打开电子菜单sǎo miáo èr wéi mǎ dǎ kāi diàn zi cài dān

    scan the QR code to open the digital menu

Similar words

菜单cài dān: A menu that lists available dishes or products with prices and details.
点餐机diǎn cān jī: A self-service machine that uses a screen to take restaurant orders.
点餐APPdiǎn cān APP: An app that shows dishes on a smartphone and sends selected orders.
电子点餐diàn zi diǎn cān: The use of a phone or special terminal to choose dishes and place orders.

Definition in Chinese

通过电子设备提供的菜单界面，除了列出菜品外常包含图片、详细说明、口味选项和在线下单或支付等交互功能。tōng guò diàn zi shè bèi tí gōng de cài dān jiè miàn chú le liè chū cài pǐn wài cháng bāo hán tú piàn xiáng xì shuō míng kǒu wèi xuǎn xiàng hé zài xiàn xià dān huò zhī fù děng jiāo hù gōng néng

Word origin

The compound 电子菜单 (diànzicàidān, "digital menu") puts 电子 (diànzǐ, "electronic") before 菜单 (càidān, "menu"), narrowing an ordinary menu to one presented through a device.

Usage tips

  • In a restaurant, a QR code may open the menu on a phone, so the word does not require a fixed screen at the table.

Other meanings

  • tablet menunoun

Opposites

  • 纸质菜单zhǐ zhì cài dānpaper menunoun
  • 实体菜单shí tǐ cài dānphysical menunoun

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