How to say “canteen” in Chinese
canteen, cafeteria
“Canteen” in Chinese is 食堂, shí táng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
食堂 is read shí táng: 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 side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
At the bottom, 土 “earth”. The top is 尚 shàng, as in 常 and 躺: it hints at the sound.
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 “食堂”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 食堂. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每天在学校食堂吃午餐wǒměitiānzàixuéxiàoshítángchīwǔcānI have lunch in the school canteen every day.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “canteen” in Chinese?
“Canteen” in Chinese is 食堂, pinyin shítáng.
What does 食堂 mean?
食堂 (shítáng) means “canteen, cafeteria”.
How do you write 食堂?
食堂 is 2 characters: 食 (shí) — food; eat; 堂 (táng) — hall. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 食堂?
食堂 is read shítáng. Tones: shí — second tone, táng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“canteen” 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.
Start for free