noun HSK 4
Traditional 飯廳
dining room · dining hall
Meaning
饭厅 refers to a room or space specifically designated for eating meals. It can describe a dining room in a home, a cafeteria in a school or workplace, or a dining area in a restaurant or hotel.
Usage
饭厅 is commonly used in formal or written contexts to describe dining spaces. In casual speech, people often use 餐厅 (cāntīng) for restaurants or formal dining rooms. When referring to a home dining room, native speakers might simply say 吃饭的地方 (place for eating) in very informal contexts.
Examples
- 01我们家的饭厅很宽敞，可以坐十个人。, .Our dining room is very spacious and can seat ten people.
- 02学生们在饭厅吃午饭。.The students eat lunch in the dining hall.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个饭厅
- 间一间饭厅
Common collocations
- 学校饭厅school dining hall
- 家里的饭厅dining room at home
- 饭厅里in the dining room
Origin
The word combines 饭 (meal/food) with 厅 (hall), literally meaning 'meal hall' or 'food room,' directly describing its function as a space for dining.