Chinese word

餐厅

Pronunciation

Pinyincān tīng

Meaning

  • nounrestaurant

Example

我们今晚去餐厅吃饭吧。wǒ men jīn wǎn qù cān tīng chī fàn ba

Let's go to a restaurant for dinner tonight.

Illustration for 餐厅 (restaurant)

More examples

这家餐厅的菜品口味独特，值得一试。zhè jiā cān tīng de cài pǐn kǒu wèi dú tè zhí de yí shì

The dishes at this restaurant have a unique flavor and are worth trying.

Core concept

A shared eating space, whether it belongs to a business, an institution, or a home.

Common phrases

  • 在餐厅就餐zài cān tīng jiù cān

    have a meal at a restaurant

  • 预订餐厅座位yù dìng cān tīng zuò wèi

    reserve seats at a restaurant

  • 餐厅营业时间cān tīng yíng yè shí jiān

    restaurant business hours

Similar words

餐馆cān guǎn: A food-service shop where customers order prepared dishes and eat on the premises.
饭店fàn diàn: A relatively large commercial establishment that provides meals and may also offer lodging.
快餐店kuài cān diàn: A shop that prepares and serves simple meals quickly for customers in a hurry.
食堂shí táng: A dining hall in an institution that regularly serves everyday meals to employees or students.

Definition in Chinese

指供多人聚集吃饭的房间或场所，既可指商业餐馆，也可指单位食堂或家庭的餐厅，侧重于就餐的功能zhǐ gòng duō rén jù jí chī fàn de fáng jiān huò cháng suǒ jì kě zhǐ shāng yè cān guǎn yě kě zhǐ dān wèi shí táng huò jiā tíng de cān tīng cè zhòng yú jiù cān de gōng néng

Word origin

餐 (cān, "meal") + 厅 (tīng, "hall or room") forms a word for a space set aside for eating.

Usage tips

  • English restaurant usually suggests a business, but this Chinese noun also covers a home dining room or an institutional dining hall, so the setting supplies the intended meaning.

Other meanings

  • dining hallnoun

Related words

  • 自助餐厅zì zhù cān tīngbuffet restaurantnoun
  • 快餐厅kuài cān tīngfast-food restaurantnoun

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