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How to Say ‘A restaurant’ in Simplified Chinese

一个餐厅

💬 Usage Tip: Combining 'one' and 'restaurant' specifies quantity.

🇨🇳 In China: Restaurants are central to social life in China, often for business and family gatherings.

Phrase Breakdown

一个

餐厅

Word-by-Word Breakdown

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one

Referring to a single unit or item.

Example

一个餐厅在角落。

There is a restaurant in the corner.

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measure word

Used before a noun for counting.

Example

餐馆有一个座位。

The restaurant has a seat.

餐厅

[cān tīng]

restaurant

A place where meals are served to the public.

Example

我们去一个餐厅吃饭。

We go to a restaurant to eat.

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