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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.
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.