Chinese word

餐馆

Pronunciation

Pinyincān guǎn

Meaning

  • nounrestaurant

Example

我们晚上去餐馆吃饭吧。wǒ men wǎn shàng qù cān guǎn chī fàn ba

Let's go to a restaurant for dinner tonight.

Illustration for 餐馆 (restaurant)

More examples

他打算自己开一家餐馆。tā dǎ suàn zì jǐ kāi yì jiā cān guǎn

He plans to open a restaurant himself.

Core concept

A place designed around serving food to paying diners, from a small neighborhood venue to a large dining business.

Common phrases

  • 开餐馆kāi cān guǎn

    run a restaurant

  • 连锁餐馆lián suǒ cān guǎn

    chain restaurant

  • 附近有餐馆fù jìn yǒu cān guǎn

    there is a restaurant nearby

Similar words

餐厅cān tīng: A dining place inside a business or facility where meals are served for eating on site.
饭馆fàn guǎn: An everyday restaurant that serves meals for customers to eat there.
食堂shí táng: An inexpensive cafeteria run by a school, company, or similar organization mainly for its members.

Definition in Chinese

专指有营业性质、接待顾客并提供现场就餐服务的饮食场所，不包括家庭或单位食堂。zhuān zhǐ yǒu yíng yè xìng zhì jiē dài gù kè bìng tí gōng xiàn chǎng jiù cān fú wù de yǐn shí cháng suǒ bù bāo kuò jiā tíng huò dān wèi shí táng

Word origin

餐 (cān, "meal") names the food or meal, while 馆 (guǎn, "establishment") marks a place associated with an activity; together they form a noun for a business that serves diners.

Usage tips

  • In mainland China, a tip is generally not expected on an ordinary restaurant bill, so the final amount usually follows the bill unless a service charge is shown.

Other meanings

  • cafeterianoun

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