HSK 2 · Eating out

菜单

cài dān

menu

Stroke order of 菜单

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

菜 · 11 strokes单 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

"菜" plants "艹" being picked "采" listed on a "单" single sheet: a menu.

Parts: 菜: 艹 plant + 采 pick — dish, vegetable; 单: list, single sheet

The characters in 菜单

菜 cài — dish (of food); vegetable (11 strokes)

Example sentence

服务员，请给我们菜单。

Waiter, please give us the menu.

Words with 菜

菜dish (of food); vegetable 白菜Chinese cabbage

Words with 单

名单list of names 单位work unit; unit 单元unit; apartment block entrance 简单simple

More words: Eating out

饭馆restaurant 中餐Chinese food 西餐Western food 早餐breakfast 午餐lunch 晚餐dinner 外卖takeaway; delivery food 请客to treat; to invite 干杯cheers; to drink a toast 做饭to cook 酒店hotel; restaurant 服务service; to serve

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