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菜单 càidān

菜单 càidān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 菜单 càidān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
càidān | cai4 dan1
English translation
menu
CL: fèn [fèn], zhāng
> Zhāng [zhāng]

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About 菜单 càidān

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Traditional form

菜單

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 菜单 càidān

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cài

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and cǎi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cǎi

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹采

Number of Strokes

11
Shàn

Explanation

Simplified form of dān . Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

ha

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 菜单 càidān

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服务员 fúwùyuán yòu lái le ,精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu de shǎng le liǎng Zhāng 讲究 jiǎngjiu de 菜单 càidān .

Their waiter reappeared and presented two ornate menus with a flourish.

Cóng 菜单 càidān shǎng wǎng wài 偷看 tōu kàn .

She peeked over the top of her menu.

菜单 càidān shǎng yǒu 各式各样 gè shì gè yàng de tián 点心 diǎnxin .

The menu offers a broad choice of desserts.

菜单 càidān shǎng de 特色菜 shì kǎo ròu 家禽 jiā qín ròu

The menu features roast meats and poultry.

伯克匆匆 cōng cōng 地瞥 le 一眼 yī yǎn 菜单 càidān 然后 ránhòu 地合 shǎng le

Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.

菜单 càidān Decomposition

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菜单 càidān Compounds

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