餐饮 (cān yǐn) — food and beverage; catering

Definition

餐饮 refers to the food and beverage industry or business (e.g. 餐饮公司, 餐饮市场), not a meal itself. 餐厅 is a restaurant/dining place; 饮食 is more about diet or food and drink in general.

noun
food and beveragecatering

Examples

  • 餐饮
    Zhè jiā cān yǐn qǐ yè de guǎn lǐ hěn guī fàn.
    The management of this catering company is very standardized.
  • 餐饮
    Tā duì cān yǐn shì chǎng de fā zhǎn qū shì hěn yǒu yán jiū.
    He has done a lot of research on the development trends of the food and beverage market.
  • 餐饮
    Tā zài yì jiā cān yǐn gōng sī zuò cǎi gòu gōng zuò.
    She works as a purchaser at a food and beverage company.

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