Meaning of 餐厅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- dining hall
- dining room
- restaurant
Measure word: 間|间,家
How to use 餐厅
餐厅 is a common, neutral word for a restaurant, and it also names a dining hall in a hotel or school, or the dining room in a home. It often follows a type of food, as in 西餐厅 (xīcāntīng) Western restaurant. Example: 我们去楼下的餐厅吃饭吧。(Wǒmen qù lóuxià de cāntīng chīfàn ba.) Let's go eat at the restaurant downstairs.
餐 (cān) means a meal, as in 早餐 (zǎocān) breakfast, and 厅 (tīng) means a hall or large room. Put them together and a "meal hall" is a dining room or restaurant.
Common mistake: Learners often say cāntíng with a second tone, but 厅 is first tone: cāntīng. Also, 餐 is not 吃 (chī). 餐 means a meal as a noun and does not work as a verb for "to eat" in everyday speech.
餐厅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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餐 cān · meal · 16 strokes
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厅 tīng · hall · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 餐厅.
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | evening meal; dinner |
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast |
| 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch; luncheon |
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food; snack |
| 中餐 | zhōngcān | lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food |
| 西餐 | xīcān | Western-style food |
| 套餐 | tàocān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) |
| 餐馆 | cānguǎn | restaurant |
| 大厅 | dàtīng | hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby |
| 客厅 | kètīng | living room; sitting room |
| 餐饮 | cānyǐn | food and beverage; catering |
| 野餐 | yěcān | picnic; to have a picnic |
Questions about 餐厅
What does 餐厅 mean?
餐厅 (cāntīng) means "dining hall; dining room" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 餐厅?
餐厅 is made of 2 characters: 餐 (16 strokes), 厅 (4 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 餐厅 an HSK word?
Yes. 餐厅 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 餐厅 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 餐厅 is written 餐廳.
What is the difference between 餐厅 and 饭馆?
Both can mean restaurant. 饭馆 (fànguǎn) sounds more casual and suggests a small, everyday eatery. 餐厅 sounds a bit more formal and also covers hotel dining rooms and the dining room in a home.
Can 餐厅 mean a school cafeteria?
It can, especially in signs or formal writing. In daily speech, students usually call the school cafeteria 食堂 (shítáng).