How to say “restaurant” in Chinese
restaurant, eatery
“Restaurant” in Chinese is 饭馆, fàn guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饭馆 is read fàn guǎn: 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 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 “饭馆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饭馆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们还是去饭馆吃吧。wǒmenháishiqùfànguǎnchībaWe’d better go eat at a restaurant.
- 这家饭馆的菜比较贵。zhèjiāfànguǎndecàibǐjiàoguìThe food at this place is fairly expensive.
- 这是一家有名的饭馆zhèshìyìjiāyǒumíngdefànguǎnThis is a famous restaurant.
- 那家饭馆不怎么样。nàjiāfànguǎnbùzěnmeyàngThat restaurant is so-so.
- 我们换另一家饭馆吧wǒmenhuànlìngyìjiāfànguǎnbaLet's go to another restaurant.
- 本地人都知道这家饭馆běndìréndōuzhīdàozhèjiāfànguǎnAll the locals know this little restaurant.
More words from the lesson “Coffee or tea?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “restaurant” in Chinese?
“Restaurant” in Chinese is 饭馆, pinyin fànguǎn.
What does 饭馆 mean?
饭馆 (fànguǎn) means “restaurant, eatery”.
How do you write 饭馆?
饭馆 is 2 characters: 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice; 馆 (guǎn) — establishment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饭馆?
饭馆 is read fànguǎn. Tones: fàn — fourth tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“restaurant” in the lesson “Coffee or tea?”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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