饭 店 fàn diàn restaurant / hotel / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4] 餐 厅 cān tīng dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] 酒 店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club 餐 馆 cān guǎn restaurant / CL:家[jia1] 酒 楼 jiǔ lóu restaurant 酒 家 jiǔ jiā restaurant / bartender / (old) wineshop / tavern 饭 馆 fàn guǎn restaurant / CL:家[jia1] 馆 子 guǎn zi restaurant / theater (old) 菜 馆 cài guǎn (dialect) restaurant 料 理 店 liào lǐ diàn restaurant 餐 饮 店 cān yǐn diàn dining room / restaurant 食 肆 shí sì restaurant / eatery 居 jū to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms 酒 馆 儿 jiǔ guǎn r a hotel / a restaurant / a wine shop 捧 场 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of 买 单 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill 食 客 shí kè diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger 包 厢 bāo xiāng box (in a theater or concert hall) / private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) 包 房 bāo fáng compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour 包 间 bāo jiān private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc) / parlor / booth / compartment 埋 单 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 店 堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant 酒 店 业 jiǔ diàn yè the catering industry / the hotel and restaurant business 大 排 档 dà pái dàng food stall / open-air restaurant 饭 庄 fàn zhuāng big restaurant 外 场 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage 价 目 jià mù (marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc) 包 场 bāo chǎng to reserve all the seats (or a large block of seats) at a theater, restaurant etc 饺 子 馆 jiǎo zi guǎn dumpling restaurant 内 场 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3] 中 餐 馆 Zhōng cān guǎn Chinese restaurant 中 国 餐 馆 症 候 群 Zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún Chinese restaurant syndrome 旋 转 餐 厅 xuán zhuǎn cān tīng revolving restaurant 卡 乐 星 Kǎ lè xīng Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain) 合 吃 族 hé chī zú lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers 川 菜 厅 chuān cài tīng a Sichuan restaurant 特 价 菜 tè jià cài restaurant special / daily special 盘 店 pán diàn to buy a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets / to sell a business (shop, restaurant etc) and all its assets 酒 单 jiǔ dān wine list (in a restaurant etc) 雅 间 yǎ jiān private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc) 国 际 旅 馆 和 饭 店 协 会 International Hotel and Restaurant Association 大 牌 档 dà pái dàng food stall / open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4pai2dang4]) 拼 餐 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs 饭 托 fàn tuō person hired to lure customers to a restaurant 上 馆 子 shàng guǎn zi to eat out / to eat at a restaurant 下 馆 子 xià guǎn zi to eat out / to eat at a restaurant 吃 馆 子 chī guǎn zi to eat out / to eat at a restaurant 鼎 泰 丰 Dǐng tài fēng Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries 海 底 捞 Hǎi dǐ lāo Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 拼 婚 pīn hūn to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc 低 消 dī xiāo minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最低消费[zui4di1 xiao1fei4]) 出 餐 chū cān (of a restaurant etc) to serve the meal / to dish out the food 后 厨 hòu chú kitchen (of a restaurant or hotel etc) / commercial kitchen 探 店 tàn diàn to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet