自助餐 (zìzhùcān): buffet

Measure Word

一顿自助餐 dùn

Meanings

1 buffet
2 self-service meal

Characters

Examples

今天中午我们去吃自助餐吧。

Jīntiān zhōngwǔ wǒmen qù chī zìzhùcān ba.

Let's go eat at a buffet for lunch today.

这家酒店的自助餐很丰盛。

Zhèjiā jiǔdiàn de zìzhùcān hěn fēngshèng.

This hotel's buffet is very lavish.

Tips

memory

自 (self) + 助 (help) + 餐 (meal) = a self-help meal, i.e. a buffet where you serve yourself.

Stroke Order

自 zì

助 zhù

餐 cān

Related Words

自助 zìzhù HSK 7-9 #12,050

self-service / self-help

自尊 zìzūn HSK 7-9 #6,092

self-respect / self-esteem / dignity

自信 zìxìn HSK 4 #2,030

self-confident / self-confidence

自我 zìwǒ HSK 6 #1,429

the self; ego / self- (as a prefix)

自尊心 zìzūnxīn HSK 7-9 #10,722

self-esteem / sense of self-respect / pride

自责 zìzé HSK 7-9 #6,301

to blame oneself / to feel guilty / self-reproach

自私 zìsī HSK 7-9 #3,203

selfish / self-centered

自制 zìzhì #8,154

self-made; homemade / to make by oneself

自 zì HSK 4 #841

self; oneself / from; since / naturally; of course

自卫 zìwèi HSK 7-9 #6,041

self-defense / to defend oneself