饭店

fàndiàn

restaurant

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Meaning and Usage

The word 饭店 (fàndiàn) commonly refers to a restaurant or a hotel. It combines (meal, food) and (shop, store), so it literally means a place related to food or lodging.

Common Contexts

In everyday conversation, 饭店 is often used to mean 'restaurant' when talking about eating out. However, it can also mean 'hotel' in some contexts, especially in formal or written Chinese.

Collocations and Patterns

Usage Notes

When using 饭店, context usually clarifies whether it means a restaurant or a hotel. If you want to be specific, you can say 餐厅 for restaurant or 酒店 for hotel. 饭店 is a neutral and common term suitable for both casual and formal situations.

Common Confusion

Don't confuse 饭店 with 饭馆 (fànguǎn), which also means restaurant but is more casual and often smaller. 饭店 can imply a larger or more formal establishment.

예문

我们晚上去那家饭店吃饭吧。

Wǒmen wǎnshàng qù nà jiā fàndiàn chīfàn ba.

Let's go to that restaurant to eat tonight.

这家饭店的服务非常好。

Zhè jiā fàndiàn de fúwù fēicháng hǎo.

The service at this hotel is very good.

饭店附近有很多停车位。

Fàndiàn fùjìn yǒu hěn duō tíngchē wèi.

There are many parking spaces near the restaurant.