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菜单 (cài dān): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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菜单 (cài dān): Menu (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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菜单 consists of 2 characters.

single, alone, simple

How to Use 菜单 in Sentences

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Noun + Locativewith上

cài菜

dān单

shàng上

neutral

on the menu

Adjective + Nounwith中文

zhōng中

wén文

cài菜

dān单

Verb + Object

kàn看

cài菜

dān单

neutral

look at the menu

Measure Word + Nounwith份

yī一

fèn份

cài菜

dān单

Example Sentences with 菜单

zhè这

shì是

cài菜

dān单

。

This is the menu.

neutral

Chinese menu

diǎn点

cài菜

dān单

neutralSpoken

order from the menu

neutral

a menu

fú服

wù务

yuán员

，

qǐng请

gěi给

wǒ我

yí一

fèn份

cài菜

dān单

。

Waiter, please give me a menu.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

cài菜

dān单

shè设

jì计

dé得

hěn很

yǒu有

chuàng创

yì意

，

ràng让

rén人

yìn印

xiàng象

shēn深

kè刻

。

The menu of this restaurant is designed very creatively, leaving a deep impression.

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nǐ你

néng能

tuī推

jiàn荐

yí一

xià下

cài菜

dān单

shàng上

zuì最

shòu受

huān欢

yíng迎

de的

cài菜

ma吗

？

Can you recommend the most popular dish on the menu?

qǐng请

gěi给

wǒ我

kàn看

kàn看

cài菜

dān单

。

Please show me the menu.

wǒ我

men们

hái还

méi没

jué决

dìng定

hǎo好

，

xū需

yào

zhè这

fèn份

cài菜

dān单

shàng上

méi没

yǒu有

shì适

hé合

cài菜

dān单

shàng上

de的

cài菜

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

dōu都

tā他

yì一

biān边

kàn看

cài菜

dān单

，

yì一

biān边

hé

要

zài再

yán研

jiū究

yí一

xià下

cài菜

dān单

。

We haven't decided yet and need to study the menu a bit more.

sù素

shí食

zhě者

de的

xuǎn选

xiàng项

，

zhēn真

yí遗

hàn憾

。

There are no options suitable for vegetarians on this menu, what a pity.

hěn很

hǎo好

chī吃

。

All the dishes on the menu look delicious.

和

péng朋

yǒu友

tǎo讨

lùn论

yào要

diǎn点

shén什

me么

cài菜

。

He looked at the menu while discussing with his friend what dishes to order.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 菜单.

年轻nián qīngyoung
生气shēng qìto get angry
安静ān jìngto be quiet
啤酒pí jiǔbeer
复习fù xírevise
故事gù shistory; tale; plot
干净gān jìngclean
公斤gōng jīnkilogram
愿意yuàn yìwilling
比较bǐ jiàocompare
只有……才……zhǐ yǒu ……cáionly if…then...
认真rèn zhēnearnest

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Related Words

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Words with 菜

湘菜xiāng cài
白菜bái cài
粤菜yuè cài
芥菜jiè cài
菜肴cài yáo
蔬菜shū cài
薇菜wēi cài
闽菜mǐn cài

Words with 单

简单jiǎn dānHSK 3
下单xià dān
传单chuán dān
单一dān yī
单价dān jià
单位dān wèi
单元dān yuán
单打dān dǎ