点菜 (diǎn cài) — to order dishes (from a menu)
Definition
Separable verb: 点 + 菜, meaning to choose and order food from a menu (literally 'pick dishes'). The 菜 goes after the object, as in 点一个菜 / 菜点好了.
verb
to order dishes (from a menu)
Examples
- ，点菜。Fú wù yuán, wǒ men xiǎng diǎn cài.Waiter, we'd like to order.
- 。Wǒ yǐ jīng diǎn le yí gè cài hé yí gè tāng.I've already ordered one dish and one soup.
- 点菜？。Nǐ diǎn cài le ma? wǒ men dù zi hěn è.Have you ordered? We're very hungry.
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