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How do you say "menu" in Chinese?
菜单
cài dān
In Chinese, "menu" is 菜单.
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Pronunciation
Cài (high falling tone) dān (high flat tone). Drop on 'tsye', then hold 'dahn' high.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 菜 (cài, dish or vegetable) has 11 strokes with the grass radical. 单 (dān, single or list) has 9 strokes.
Example sentence
请给我菜单。
Please give me a menu.
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How to remember 菜单
Dish-list. A menu is a list of dishes, so the compound word is literal.
Related words
- chicken 鸡肉 jī ròu
- chopsticks 筷子 kuài zi
- coffee 咖啡 kā fēi
- dinner 晚餐 wǎn cān
- drink 饮品 yǐn pǐn
- egg 鸡蛋 jī dàn
- japanese food 日式料理 rì shì liào lǐ
- milk 牛奶 niú nǎi
- western food 西餐 xī cān
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Questions about 菜单
How do you say "menu" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "menu" is 菜单. It is a noun.
How is 菜单 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 菜 (cài, dish or vegetable) has 11 strokes with the grass radical. 单 (dān, single or list) has 9 strokes.
How is 菜单 used in a sentence?
Use 菜单 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 请给我菜单。 (Please give me a menu.).
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