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就餐

jiùcān

to dine; to have a meal

A person eats rice with chopsticks at a neat table
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Characters in this word

就 jiù

Strokes
12
Radical
尢 — weak, lame
Made of
京 capital city 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

餐 cān

Strokes
16
Radical
食 — food
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 餐

Example phrases

  • 为减少浪费,学校要求学生按需取餐,并在指定区域就餐。 Wèi jiǎnshǎo làngfèi, xuéxiào yāoqiú xuéshēng àn xū qǔcān, bìng zài zhǐdìng qūyù jiùcān. To reduce waste, the school requires students to take food according to need and eat in designated areas.
  • 餐厅里就餐的客人很多,我们等了二十分钟。 Cāntīng lǐ jiùcān de kèrén hěn duō, wǒmen děng le èrshí fēnzhōng. There were many guests dining in the restaurant, and we waited twenty minutes.
  • 请在这里就餐,不要把饭菜带到教室里。 Qǐng zài zhèlǐ jiùcān, bú yào bǎ fàncài dài dào jiàoshì lǐ. Please eat here and do not take food into the classroom.

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