改单 (gǎidān): to modify an order

Meanings

1 to modify an order
2 to change an order (at a restaurant, in e-commerce, or in trading)

Characters

改

Examples

抱歉,出餐以后就不能改单了。

Bàoqiàn, chūcān yǐhòu jiù bùnéng gǎidān le.

Sorry, once the food is out you can't change the order.

客户又改单了,多加了两箱货。

Kèhù yòu gǎidān le, duō jiāle liǎng xiāng huò.

The client modified the order again, adding two more cases.

Tips

usage

Very context-dependent: in a restaurant it's changing what you ordered; in e-commerce it's editing shipping/items on a purchase; in finance it's modifying a pending trade order.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

单 dān

Related Words

改弦更张 gǎixiángēngzhāng

to change the strings and retune / to change course decisively; to reform; to start afresh

改 gǎi HSK 2 #1,422

to change / to correct

改变 gǎibiàn HSK 2 #451

to change / to transform

更改 gēnggǎi HSK 7 #9,332

to change / to alter / to modify

下单 xiàdān

to place an order / to order (online or from a supplier)

单点 dāndiǎn

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

退单 tuìdān

to cancel an order / to return/refund an order

修改密码 xiūgǎimìmǎ

to change password / to modify password

点单 diǎndān

to place an order / to order (food/drinks)

订单 dìngdān HSK 7 #9,435

order / purchase order