How to say “restaurant” in Chinese
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“Restaurant” in Chinese is 饭店, fàn diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饭店 is read fàn diàn: 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
On the left, 饣 “food”.
On top, 广 “shelter”.
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 “饭店”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饭店. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们去饭店吃饭吧wǒmenqùfàndiànchīfànbaLet's go eat at a restaurant.
- 这里有饭店吗？zhèlǐyǒufàndiànmaIs there a restaurant here?
- 你觉得这家饭店怎么样？nǐjuédezhèjiāfàndiànzěnmeyàngWhat do you think of this restaurant?
- 我在饭店吃午饭wǒzàifàndiànchīwǔfànI have lunch at a restaurant.
More words from the lesson “At the restaurant”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “restaurant” in Chinese?
“Restaurant” in Chinese is 饭店, pinyin fàndiàn.
What does 饭店 mean?
饭店 (fàndiàn) means “restaurant”.
How do you write 饭店?
饭店 is 2 characters: 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice; 店 (diàn) — shop, store. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饭店?
饭店 is read fàndiàn. Tones: fàn — fourth tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“restaurant” in the lesson “At the restaurant”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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