点菜 (diǎn cài) — to order dishes (from a menu)

Définition

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)

，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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