Definition
馆子 is a colloquial noun for a small restaurant or eatery. It is a place word (处所词), meaning it can directly follow verbs like 去 and 在 without a preposition. A very common collocation is 下馆子, which means 'to eat out at a restaurant' — the verb 下 here means 'to go to' in this context, not 'to go down'.
p.w.
(colloquial) restauranteatery
Examples
- 馆子。Wǒmen jīnwǎn qù guǎn zǐ chīfàn ba.Let's go to a restaurant to eat tonight.
- 馆子，。Tā xǐhuan xià guǎn zǐ, bù xǐhuan zài jiā zuò fàn.He likes to eat out and doesn't like cooking at home.
- 馆子。Zhè jiā guǎn zǐ de cài hěn hǎochī.The food at this restaurant is delicious.
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