点餐
diǎn cān
Pinyin

Definition

点餐
 - 
diǎn cān
  1. (at a restaurant) to order a meal
  2. (of a waiter) to take an order

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
cān
  1. 1 meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 classifier for meals
cān tīng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 dining room
  3. 3 restaurant
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān],家[jiā]
Zhōng cān
  1. 1 Chinese meal
  2. 2 Chinese food
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn]
wǔ cān
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 luncheon
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
dà cān
  1. 1 great meal
  2. 2 banquet
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
kuài cān
  1. 1 fast food
  2. 2 snack
  3. 3 quick meal
jù cān
  1. 1 communal meal
  2. 2 formal dinner of club or group
zì zhù cān
  1. 1 buffet
  2. 2 self-service meal
xī cān
  1. 1 Western-style food
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn]
cān jù
  1. 1 tableware
  2. 2 dinner service
cān zhuō
  1. 1 dining table
  2. 2 dinner table
cān guǎn
  1. 1 restaurant
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā]
Zhōng cān guǎn
  1. 1 Chinese restaurant
dài cān
  1. 1 meal replacement
zuǒ cān
  1. 1 (of food) accompaniment
lěng cān
  1. 1 cold meal
  2. 2 cold food
fēn cān
  1. 1 separate meals
  2. 2 to eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)

Idioms (4)

尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
  1. 1 to hold a sinecure (idiom)
秀色可餐
xiù sè kě cān
  1. 1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
  2. 2 (of women) gorgeous
  3. 3 graceful
  4. 4 (of scenery) beautiful
饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn
  1. 1 to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān
  1. 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

Sample Sentences

那你点餐的时候,可得告诉服务员你有哪些忌口;菜上来之后,也要先仔细检查检查,别一不小心,祸从口入
nà nǐ diǎncān de shíhou ,kě de gàosu fúwùyuán nǐ yǒu nǎxiē jìkǒu ;cài shànglái zhīhòu ,yě yào xiān zǐxì jiǎnchá jiǎnchá ,bié yī bù xiǎoxīn ,huòcóngkǒurù
Well when ordering food, remember to inform the waitress that you have food allergies. And even when the food is served to examine carefully before eating. Don’t let a moment of carelessness lead to problems.
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