How to say “Chinese food” in Chinese
Chinese food
“Chinese food” in Chinese is 中餐, zhōng cān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
中餐 is read zhōng 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
The stroke runs right through the middle.
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 “中餐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 中餐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你想吃中餐还是快餐nǐxiǎngchīzhōngcānháishikuàicānDo you want Chinese food or fast food?
- 周末来我家聚一聚吧，我做中餐。zhōumòláiwǒjiājùyijùba,wǒzuòzhōngcānCome over to my place this weekend, let's get together — I'll make Chinese food.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Chinese food” in Chinese?
“Chinese food” in Chinese is 中餐, pinyin zhōngcān.
What does 中餐 mean?
中餐 (zhōngcān) means “Chinese food”.
How do you write 中餐?
中餐 is 2 characters: 中 (zhōng) — middle; 餐 (cān) — meal, food. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 中餐?
中餐 is read zhōngcān. Tones: zhōng — first tone, cān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“Chinese food” in the lesson “Chinese food”
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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