Chinese word

饭馆

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàn guǎn

Meaning

  • nounrestaurant

Example

饭馆几点关门？fàn guǎn jí diǎn guān mén

What time does the restaurant close?

Illustration for 饭馆 (restaurant)

More examples

我们在饭馆等你。wǒ men zài fàn guǎn děng nǐ

We are waiting for you at the restaurant.

Core concept

A small, everyday place where people gather for a meal and may eat on the spot or take food away.

Common phrases

  • 去饭馆吃饭qù fàn guǎn chī fàn

    go to a restaurant for a meal

  • 在饭馆吃饭zài fàn guǎn chī fàn

    have a meal at a restaurant

  • 在饭馆点菜zài fàn guǎn diǎn cài

    order dishes at a restaurant

Similar words

餐馆cān guǎn: A restaurant where customers are served meals to eat on the premises.
饭店fàn diàn: A place that serves meals and may also provide rooms for guests to stay.
餐厅cān tīng: A dining area or restaurant inside a hotel or another building.

Definition in Chinese

提供饭菜，供人堂食或外带的庶民饮食场所，通常指小型或家庭式的饭屋。tí gōng fàn cài gōng rén táng shí huò wài dài de shù mín yǐn shí cháng suǒ tōng cháng zhǐ xiǎo xíng huò jiā tíng shì de fàn wū

Word origin

饭 (fàn, "meal") + 馆 (guǎn, "place open to guests") forms a word for a place that welcomes people to eat.

Usage tips

  • As a business noun, it commonly takes 家 (jiā, "classifier for establishments") when counted, treating the place as one business rather than one meal.

Other meanings

  • eaterynoun

Related words

  • 饭馆儿fàn guǎnrrestaurantnoun

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