堂食

tángshí

noun

Meanings

1 dine-in (eating at the restaurant)
2 dine-in service (contrasted with takeout)

Characters

hall; dining room

Examples

请问是堂食还是外带?

Qǐngwèn shì tángshí háishì wàidài?

Excuse me, is this for here or to go?

疫情期间暂停堂食。

Yìqíng qījiān zàntíng tángshí.

Dine-in service is suspended during the pandemic.

Tips

usage

Contrasts with 外带 (wàidài, takeout) and 外卖 (wàimài, delivery). The word returned to everyday vocabulary during COVID restrictions when dine-in was often banned.

Stroke Order

堂 táng

食 shí