Chinese word

餐饮

Pronunciation

Pinyincān yǐn

Meaning

  • nounfood and drink

Example

这家酒店的餐饮不错。zhè jiā jiǔ diàn de cān yǐn bú cuò

The food and drinks at this hotel are good.

Illustration for 餐饮 (food and drink)

More examples

大型活动需要提前安排餐饮服务。dà xíng huó dòng xū yào tí qián ān pái cān yǐn fú wù

Large events require food and beverage services to be arranged in advance.

Core concept

The whole eating setup, from what is served to the business or event that serves it.

Common phrases

  • 餐饮业cān yǐn yè

    food and beverage industry

  • 餐饮服务cān yǐn fú wù

    food and beverage service

  • 餐饮消费cān yǐn xiāo fèi

    food and beverage consumption

  • 餐饮文化cān yǐn wén huà

    food and beverage culture

Similar words

饮食yǐn shí: Eating and drinking considered as a general part of life.
食物shí wù: Something intended to be eaten by a person or animal.
食品shí pǐn: Food prepared or handled as a product for sale, including its ingredients.
菜肴cài yáo: A prepared dish served as part of a meal.

Definition in Chinese

指与就餐相关的食物和饮料，也可泛指餐馆、宴会等提供饮食服务的活动或行业。zhǐ yǔ jiù cān xiāng guān de shí wù hé yǐn liào yě kě fàn zhǐ cān guǎn yàn huì děng tí gōng yǐn shí fú wù de huó dòng huò háng yè

Word origin

餐饮 (cānyǐn, "food and drink") combines 餐 (cān, "meal") and 饮 (yǐn, "drink"), extending from what people consume to the service that provides it.

Usage tips

  • 餐饮 (cānyǐn, "dining services") has a formal, industry-related tone, so it commonly appears in hotel information and business contexts rather than in casual remarks about eating.

Other meanings

  • mealnoun
  • cateringnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 餐饮业cān yǐn yèfood and beverage industrynoun
  • 餐饮店cān yǐn diànrestaurantnoun
  • 餐饮企业cān yín qǐ yèfood and beverage companynoun

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