Chinese Food Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards for Chinese food vocabulary.

餐厅 (cāntīng)

Dining hall, cafeteria, restaurant (N)

餐车 (cānchē)

Food truck (N)

小吃 (xiǎochī)

Snack, homestyle food (N)

菜单 (càidān)

Menu (N)

口味 (kǒuwèi)

One’s taste; flavor of food (N)

味道 (wèidào)

Taste, flavor (N)

最爱 (zuì'ài)

Favorite food (N)

米饭 (mǐfàn)

Cooked rice (N)

菜 (cài)

Dish, course (N)

荤菜 (hūncài)

Meat dish (N)

素菜 (sùcài)

Vegetarian/vegetable dish (N)

水果 (shuǐguǒ)

Fruit (N)

鸡 (jī)

Chicken (N)

鸭 (yā)

Duck (N)

鱼 (yú)

Fish (N)

肉 (ròu)

Meat (N)

海鲜 (hǎixiān)

Seafood (N)

山东 (Shāndōng)

Shandong Province (Proper Name)

四川 (Sìchuān)

Sichuan Province (Proper Name)

比 (bǐ)

Compared with (V)

尝 (cháng)

Taste, sample (food) (V)

怕 (pà)

Be afraid, fear, can't stand (V)

甜 (tián)

Sweet (Adj)

咸 (xián)

Salty, savory (Adj)

淡 (dàn)

Bland, tasteless (Adj)

酸 (suān)

Sour (Adj)

辣 (là)

Hot (spicy) (Adj)

苦 (kǔ)

Bitter (Adj)

麻 (má)

Numbing (Adj)

好吃 (hǎochī)

Tasty, delicious (Adj)

不同 (bùtóng)

Different (Adv)

(不)一样 (bù yīyàng)

(Not) the same (Adv)

差不多 (chàbuduō)

About the same (Adv)

一样 (yīyàng)

Equally (Adv)

特别 (tèbié)

Especially, particularly (Adv)

我吃素。 (Wǒ chī sù.)

I am a vegetarian. (Exp/Phr)

鲜 (xiān)

Fresh

热菜 (rè cài)

Hot dish

凉菜 (liáng cài)

Cold dish

汤 (tāng)

Soup

甜点 (tián diǎn)

Dessert

茶 (chá)

Tea

牛肉 (niú ròu)

Beef

羊肉 (yáng ròu)

Lamb

猪肉 (zhū ròu)

Pork

外卖 (wài mài)

Takeout

服务员 (fú wù yuán)

Attendant, waiter

信用卡 (xìn yòng kǎ)

Credit card

现金 (xiàn jīn)

Cash

五香牛肉 (wǔ xiāng niú ròu)

Spiced beef

口水鸡 (kǒu shuǐ jī)

Marinated chicken (“mouth-watering chicken”)

酸辣汤 (suān là tāng)

Hot and sour soup

酸菜鱼 (suān cài yú)

Boiled fish with pickled vegetables

水煮鱼 (shuǐ zhǔ yú)

Boiled fish in hot chili oil

牛肉面 (niú ròu miàn)

Beef noodles

热 (rè)

Hot (Adj)

凉 (liáng)

Cool (Adj)

烫 (tàng)

Scorching hot (Adj)

饿 (è)

Hungry (Adj)

香 (xiāng)

Fragrant, aromatic (Adj)

点菜 (diǎn cài)

Order food in a restaurant (V)

叫外卖 (jiào wài mài)

Order takeout (V)

推荐 (tuī jiàn)

Recommend (V)

上菜 (shàng cài)

Serve the dishes/food (V)

买单 (mǎi dān)

Pay the bill (V)

煮 (zhǔ)

Cook, boil (V)

烤 (kǎo)

Bake, roast, grill (V)

用 (yòng)

Use, with (V)

收 (shōu)

Collect (money), accept (V)

付 (fù)

Pay (V)

不行不行！ (bù xíng bù xíng!)

No no no. (Exp/Phr)

来一个(菜)。 (lái yī gè (cài).)

I would like to have a (dish). (Exp/Phr)

辣死了！ (là sǐ le!)

It’s terribly hot/spicy! (Exp/Phr)

我饿了。(wǒ è le.)

I am hungry. (Exp/Phr)

我饿死了！(wǒ è sǐ le!)

I am starving! (Exp/Phr)

错了。(cuò le.)

It's wrong. (Exp/Phr)

不好意思。(bù hǎo yì si.)

Pardon me. (Exp/Phr)