Chinese word

西餐

Pronunciation

Pinyinxī cān

Meaning

  • nounwestern food

Example

今天晚上我们去吃西餐吧。jīn tiān wǎn shàng wǒ men qù chī xī cān ba

Let's go eat western food tonight.

Illustration for 西餐 (western food)

More examples

周末我在家做了西餐。zhōu mò wǒ zài jiā zuò le xī cān

I made western food at home over the weekend.

Core concept

A meal built around Western recipes, serving styles, and knife-and-fork dining.

Common phrases

  • 吃西餐chī xī cān

    eat western food

  • 去吃西餐qù chī xī cān

    go eat western food

  • 喜欢西餐xǐ huān xī cān

    like western food

Similar words

中餐zhōng cān: Traditional Chinese food with flavors and cooking methods that vary by region.
快餐kuài cān: Convenient food that can be bought and eaten quickly.

Definition in Chinese

指来源于西方的烹饪风格和菜肴，通常采用西式配料与烹调方法，并在用餐时使用刀叉等西式餐具。zhǐ lái yuán yú xī fāng de pēng rèn fēng gé hé cài yáo tōng cháng cǎi yòng xī shì pèi liào yǔ pēng tiáo fāng fǎ bìng zài yòng cān shí shǐ yòng dāo chā děng xī shì cān jù

Word origin

西 (xī, "west") + 餐 (cān, "meal") forms a transparent compound for a meal in the Western style.

Usage tips

  • The label can include local versions of pasta, pizza, or steak, so it describes a broad dining style rather than proving that every ingredient or recipe came from abroad.

Other meanings

  • western-style foodnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 西餐店xī cān diànwestern restaurantnoun

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