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点餐

diǎncān

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pinyin
diǎncān
simplified
点餐
traditional
點餐

1 · verb

To ask a restaurant to prepare particular food or drinks.

向餐馆说明想要的食物或饮料。

This is the restaurant verb, not a command or a sequence.

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We would like to order now.

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我们现在想点餐。

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order — To ask a restaurant to prepare particular food or drinks.