How to say “fast food” in Chinese
fast food
“Fast food” in Chinese is 快餐, kuài cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
快餐 is read kuài cān: 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, 忄 “heart”.
At the bottom, 食 — “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 “快餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 快餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你想吃中餐还是快餐nǐxiǎngchīzhōngcānháishikuàicānDo you want Chinese food or fast food?
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fast food” in Chinese?
“Fast food” in Chinese is 快餐, pinyin kuàicān.
What does 快餐 mean?
快餐 (kuàicān) means “fast food”.
How do you write 快餐?
快餐 is 2 characters: 快 (kuài) — fast; happy; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 快餐?
快餐 is read kuàicān. Tones: kuài — fourth tone, cān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fast food” in the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. 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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