上菜

shàngcài

verb

Meanings

HSK 3

服务员，可以上菜了吗？

Fúwùyuán, kěyǐ shàngcài le ma?

Waiter, can you bring out the food now?

HSK 4

这家店上菜速度特别快。

Zhè jiā diàn shàngcài sùdù tèbié kuài.

This restaurant serves food really fast.

HSK 4

先上凉菜，再上热菜。

Xiān shàng liángcài, zài shàng rècài.

Serve the cold dishes first, then the hot dishes.

usage

Core restaurant vocabulary. Pairs with 加菜 (order more dishes), 退菜 (return a dish), 招牌菜 (signature dish). 上 here is 'to bring up / serve'.

上 shàng

菜 cài