食单

shí dān

noun★Intermediate— menu

formal

A list of food items available for customers to order, typically in a restaurant or cafe.

这家餐厅的食单非常丰富。

This restaurant's menu is very extensive.

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In modern usage, '食单' is commonly used to refer to a restaurant menu, though it can also refer to a list of food items in other contexts.

Collocations

点食单to order from the menu查看食单to look at the menu

to order food

'食单' is more commonly used in written contexts, while '菜单' is more frequently used in spoken language.

Composed of '食' (food) and '单' (list), literally meaning 'food list'.

'食单' is the more traditional term for a menu, while '菜单' is more commonly used in modern contexts. Both are interchangeable in most situations.

食

food

root

单

list

root

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