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点菜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

点菜 Usage and Examples

to order dishes in a restaurant

先生,可以点菜了吗?

Are you ready to order, sir?

女服务员走了过来,“你们准备好点菜了吗?”

The waitress appeared. "Are you ready to order?"

The characters in 点菜

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
点
diǎn9point, dot, or spot
菜
cài12vegetable or dish

More words starting with 点

  • diǎn点yí一xià下Click, Tap
  • diǎn点shàng上light, mark
  • diǎn点dōng东xi西Order something, Get something
  • diǎn点le了Ordered, Lit
  • diǎn点shì事a small matter, something
  • diǎn点liàng亮Light up, Illuminate
  • diǎn点liàng亮le了lit up, illuminated
  • diǎn点shén什me么What to order?, What would you like?
  • diǎn点ér儿a little, a bit
  • diǎn点bīng兵call the roll of troops, muster the troops
  • diǎn点chū出point out, highlight
  • diǎn点jī击click, tap

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Questions about 点菜

What does 点菜 mean in Chinese?

点菜 (diǎn cài) means “to order dishes in a restaurant”.

How do you pronounce 点菜?

点菜 is pronounced diǎn cài in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to order dishes in a restaurant” in Chinese?

“to order dishes in a restaurant” is 点菜 (diǎn cài) in Chinese.

How is 点菜 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 点菜, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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