How to say “Western food” in Chinese
Western food
“Western food” in Chinese is 西餐, xī cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
西餐 is read xī 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
In 东西 “thing” it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “西餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 西餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吃西餐要用刀和叉子chīxīcānyàoyòngdāohéchāziWestern food is eaten with a knife and fork.
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Western food” in Chinese?
“Western food” in Chinese is 西餐, pinyin xīcān.
What does 西餐 mean?
西餐 (xīcān) means “Western food”.
How do you write 西餐?
西餐 is 2 characters: 西 (xī) — west; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 西餐?
西餐 is read xīcān. Tones: xī — first tone, cān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Western food” 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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