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Vocabulary In Chinese--005: New Words About Eating For Your Travel In China--02

 

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Hi friends, last weekend I introduced some useful Chinese words to do with travel. Today the new words are about eating out while in China and I hope you find the new vocabulary helpful when you visit China.

NEW WORDS:

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·¹µê: restaurant -- fandian
²Í¹Ý£ºrestaurant/ eatery -- canguan
²ÍÌü£ºdining hall -- canting
²Í³µ£ºdinging car -- canche
²Í×À£ºdining table -- canzhuo
²Í½í£ºnapkin / table napkin -- canjin

²Í¾ß£ºtableware -- canju
µ÷¸þ / É××Ó: spoon
¿ê×Ó: chopsticks -- kuaizi
²Íµ¶: knife -- caidao
²Í²æ/ ²æ×Ó£º folk -- chazi

²Ëµ¥£ºmenu -- caidan
µã²Ë£ºorder dishes -- diancai

³Ô·¹£ºeat / have a meal -- chifan
³ÔÔç²Í / Ôç·¹£º to have breakfast -- chi zaofan
³ÔÎç²Í / Îç·¹£º to have lunch -- chi wufan
³ÔÍí²Í / Íí·¹£º to have dinner/supper -- chi wanfan

Ôç²Í / Ôç·¹ -- zaocan/zaofan -- breakfast
Îç²Í / Îç·¹ -- wucan/wufan -- lunch
Íí²Í / Íí·¹ -- wancan/wanfan -- supper/dinner

]³ÔÖвͣºhave Chinese food -- chi zhongcan
³ÔÎ÷²Í£ºhave Western food -- chi xican

ÖÐ²Í -- zhongcan -- Chinese meal, Chinese food
Î÷²Í -- xican -- Western-style food

²ÍºóÌðµã: dessert -- can hou tian dian
±ùä¿ÁÜ£ºice cream -- bingqilin

REVIEW SOME WORDS FROM LAST UNIT:

Å£ÅÅ -- niupai-- beefsteak
ÖíÅÅ -- zhufan -- pork chop
ÅÅ¹Ç -- faigu -- chop

Óã-- yu -- fish
Èâ-- rou -- meat
µ° -- dan -- egg

Êß²Ë-- shucai -- vegetable

Ë®¹û -- shuiguo -- fruit
Æ»¹û -- pingguo -- apple
Àæ -- li -- pear
Ï㽶 -- xiangjiao -- banana
ÆÏÌÑ -- putao -- grape
Î÷¹Ï -- xigua -- watermelon
Ïã¹Ï -- cantaloup
¹þÃܹÏ-- hamigua -- Hami melon
½Û×Ó/ ³È×Ó -- juzi / chengzi-- orange
ÄûÃÊ -- ningmeng -- lemon
ÌÒ×Ó -- taozi -- peach
Àî×Ó -- lizi -- plum

ʳƷ -- shipin -- foodstuff
(Ñà)ÂóƬ / (Ñà)ÂóÖà -- maipian -- oatmeal
Ãæ°ü -- mianbao -- bread
ÈýÃ÷ÖÎ -- sanmingchi -- sandwich
Å£ÄÌ -- niunai -- milk

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are also welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)   
--Shirley
Written, Translated and Recorded It On Sat, May 27, 2006