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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
HSK 1
restaurant / hotel / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club
HSK 2
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *河* | 河* | *河
river (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
HSK 2
restaurant / CL:
HSK 2
restaurant / CL:
HSK 5
dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間|间,
HSK 5
restaurant
HSK 7-9
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms
"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
meal; food (esp. as provided by a service, e.g. airline, restaurant or institution)
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
restaurant / bartender / (old) wineshop / tavern
private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc) / parlor / booth / compartment
menu (in restaurant) / recipe / cookbook
Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
box (in a theater or concert hall) / private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
to pay the restaurant bill
outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage
to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc
compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour
"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices
restaurant / eatery
big restaurant
to order dishes (in a restaurant)
diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger
seat occupancy rate; percentage of available seats that are filled (in a theater, cinema, restaurant etc)
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
(dialect) restaurant
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)
to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet
to buy a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets / to sell a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *焿* | 焿* | *焿
variant of , used in restaurants and night markets in Taiwan
Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
the kitchen area of a restaurant
(at a restaurant) to order a meal / (of a waiter) to take an order
server (at a restaurant)
dining room / restaurant
Chinese restaurant
person hired to lure customers to a restaurant
the catering industry / the hotel and restaurant business
Subway (fast food restaurant)
minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最低消费)
(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
wine list (in a restaurant etc)
private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
restaurant
to flip a table over (in a fit of anger) / (at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table)
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
food stall; open-air restaurant
Chinese restaurant syndrome
inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage
to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw) / to take the medicine orally
(at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer / to serve food
(of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal; to dish out the food
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档)
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
restaurant special / daily special
table turnover rate (in a restaurant)
to honor (sb) by one's visit; to patronize (a shop or restaurant)
a hotel / a restaurant / a wine shop
dumpling restaurant
restaurant / theater (old)


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