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HSK
restaurant / hotel / CL: , 個|个
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *點* | 點* | *點
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items
HSK 1
wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *河* | 河* | *河
river (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
HSK 2
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
restaurant / CL:
HSK 2
dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間|间,
HSK 5
restaurant / CL:
HSK 5
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
HSK 7-9
restaurant
HSK 7-9
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *居* | 居* | *居
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms
server (at a restaurant)
restaurant / bartender / (old) wineshop / tavern
box (in a theater or concert hall) / private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
(dialect) restaurant
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
restaurant / theater (old)
to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage
to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw) / to take the medicine orally
to pay the restaurant bill
diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger
menu (in restaurant) / recipe / cookbook
private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc) / parlor / booth / compartment
to order dishes (in a restaurant)
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
big restaurant
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
to honor (sb) by one's visit; to patronize (a shop or restaurant)
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
to buy a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets / to sell a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets
compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage
dining room / restaurant
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *焿* | 焿* | *焿
variant of , used in restaurants and night markets in Taiwan
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
restaurant / eatery
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet
maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
to flip a table over (in a fit of anger) / (at a restaurant) to turn over a table (i.e. to complete a cycle from the seating of one group of diners until the arrival of another group at the same table)
the catering industry / the hotel and restaurant business
(of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
Chinese restaurant
(at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer / to serve food
restaurant
kitchen (of a restaurant or hotel etc); commercial kitchen
to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc
table turnover rate (in a restaurant)
Subway (fast food restaurant)
dumpling restaurant
to eat out / to eat at a restaurant
"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
Chinese restaurant syndrome
Quanjude (famous Chinese restaurant)
(of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal; to dish out the food
Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)
lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
food stall; open-air restaurant
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档)
restaurant special / daily special
Tricon Global Restaurants (incl. Pizza Hut and KFC)
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
wine list (in a restaurant etc)
a hotel / a restaurant / a wine shop
private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
person hired to lure customers to a restaurant
(at a restaurant) to order a meal / (of a waiter) to take an order


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