单点

單點

dāndiǎn

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

single, individual

to order (food)

Examples

套餐不够，我们再单点几个菜吧。

Tàocān bùgòu, wǒmen zài dāndiǎn jǐ ge cài ba.

The set isn't enough, let's order a few extra items à la carte.

这家店单点比套餐划算。

Zhè jiā diàn dāndiǎn bǐ tàocān huásuàn.

At this place, ordering à la carte is better value than the set menu.

Tips

usage

Opposite of 套餐 (tàocān, set meal). In coffee shops and fast food 单点 a coffee vs. buying the combo; in Cantonese dim sum houses 单点 items off the trolley.

Stroke Order

单 dān

点 diǎn