催单 (cuīdān): to chase up an order

Meanings

1 to chase up an order
2 to rush a delivery

Characters

催

Examples

等了一个小时还没到,我得催单了。

Děngle yī gè xiǎoshí hái méi dào, wǒ děi cuīdān le.

I've been waiting an hour and it's still not here — I need to chase up the order.

顾客在催单,请赶紧出餐。

Gùkè zài cuīdān, qǐng gǎnjǐn chūcān.

The customer is chasing the order — please hurry with the food.

Tips

usage

Core delivery-app vocabulary (美团/饿了么). In B2B contexts it means chasing purchase orders. On apps there's usually a 催单 button that pings the restaurant and rider.

Stroke Order

催 cuī

单 dān

Related Words

催餐 cuīcān

to hurry up a food order / to chase up a meal delivery

催 cuī HSK 7 #5,240

to urge / to press / to rush (someone)

下单 xiàdān

to place an order / to order (online or from a supplier)

单点 dāndiǎn

to order à la carte / to order individual dishes (not a set meal)

改单 gǎidān

to modify an order / to change an order (at a restaurant, in e-commerce, or in trading)

退单 tuìdān

to cancel an order / to return/refund an order

点单 diǎndān

to place an order / to order (food/drinks)

订单 dìngdān HSK 7 #9,435

order / purchase order

催眠 cuīmián HSK 7 #5,532

to hypnotize / hypnosis / to lull to sleep

定单 dìngdān #34,333

order (for goods) / purchase order / variant of 订单