How to say “food service” in Chinese
food service, food and drink
“Food service” in Chinese is 餐饮, cān yǐn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
餐饮 is read cān yǐn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 食 — “food”.
On the left, 饣 “food”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “餐饮”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “food service” in Chinese?
“Food service” in Chinese is 餐饮, pinyin cānyǐn.
What does 餐饮 mean?
餐饮 (cānyǐn) means “food service, food and drink”.
How do you write 餐饮?
餐饮 is 2 characters: 餐 (cān) — meal, food; 饮 (yǐn) — drink; beverage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 餐饮?
餐饮 is read cānyǐn. Tones: cān — first tone, yǐn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“food service” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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