茶餐厅

茶餐廳

chácāntīng

noun

Measure Word

一家茶餐厅 jiā

Meanings

1 cha chaan teng, Hong Kong-style diner

Characters

hall, dining room

Examples

HSK 1

这家茶餐厅开了三十年了。

Zhè jiā chácāntīng kāi le sānshí nián le.

This cha chaan teng has been open for thirty years.

HSK 7-9

中午去茶餐厅吃个碟头饭。

Zhōngwǔ qù chácāntīng chī ge diétóufàn.

Let's grab a rice plate at the cha chaan teng for lunch.

Tips

culture

Uniquely Hong Kong casual diner serving fast Western-Chinese fusion: milk tea, iced lemon tea, pineapple buns, macaroni soup, baked pork-chop rice, French toast. Evolved in postwar Hong Kong from 冰室 (ice-cream parlors). Now widespread in Guangdong and big mainland cities.

Stroke Order

茶 chá

餐 cān

厅 tīng