就餐

jiùcān

verb HSK 7 #25,307

Meanings

1 to dine; to have a meal

Characters

Literally 'go to the meal' — to sit down for a meal.

Examples

请到二楼就餐。

Qǐng dào èr lóu jiùcān.

Please go to the second floor to dine.

员工在食堂就餐。

Yuángōng zài shítáng jiùcān.

Employees dine in the cafeteria.

Tips

grammar

The pattern 就 + activity noun is productive in formal Chinese: 就任 (take office), 就医 (see a doctor), 就座 (take a seat), 就读 (attend school), 就餐 (dine). All mean 'go to do X' and all are formal register.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

餐 cān