Chinese for the service industry
Learning path · 10 study sets · 508 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team
Basic Chinese for service industries such as restaurants, convenience stores, and checkout counters
Study sets in this learning path
- Restaurant (50 words)
- 餐厅 cāntīng — restaurant
- 服务员 fúwùyuán — waiter; server
- 厨师 chúshī — cook; chef
- 菜单 càidān — menu
- 点菜 diǎncài — order food
- 结账 jiézhàng — to pay money
- 客人 kèrén — guest; customer
- 桌子 zhuōzi — table
- 椅子 yǐzi — chair
- 厨房 chúfáng — kitchen
- Cafe (52 words)
- 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee
- 拿铁 nátiě — coffee with milk
- 美式咖啡 měishì kāfēi — black coffee
- 卡布奇诺 kǎbùqínuò — cappuccino
- 冰咖啡 bīng kāfēi — cold coffee
- 热咖啡 rè kāfēi — hot coffee
- 牛奶 niúnǎi — milk
- 糖 táng — sugar
- 菜单 càidān — menu
- 点单 diǎndān — ask for food
- Supermarkets and convenience stores (51 words)
- 超市 chāoshì — supermarket
- 收银台 shōuyíntái — checkout counter
- 收银员 shōuyínyuán — cashier
- 购物车 gòuwùchē — shopping cart
- 购物篮 gòuwùlán — shopping basket
- 顾客 gùkè — customer
- 价钱 jiàqián — price
- 打折 dǎzhé — discount; be on sale
- 特价 tèjià — special price
- 发票 fāpiào — official invoice (fapiao)
- Cashier (51 words)
- 收银员 shōu yín yuán — cashier
- 收银机 shōu yín jī — cash register
- 现金 xiàn jīn — cash
- 找零 zhǎo líng — to give change
- 结账 jié zhàng — pay the bill
- 优惠 yōu huì — discount; deal
- 发票 fā piào — invoice
- 账单 zhàng dān — bill; statement
- 刷卡 shuā kǎ — swipe a card
- 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ — credit card
- Hotel (51 words)
- 酒店 jiǔdiàn — hotel
- 宾馆 bīnguǎn — guesthouse; hotel
- 前台 qiántái — front desk
- 接待员 jiēdàiyuán — receptionist
- 客人 kèrén — guest
- 预订 yùdìng — book; reserve
- 房间 fángjiān — room
- 单人间 dānrénjiān — single room
- 双人间 shuāngrénjiān — double room
- 套房 tàofáng — suite
- Bakery (51 words)
- 面包 miànbāo — bread
- 蛋糕 dàngāo — cake
- 饼干 bǐnggān — biscuit; cookie
- 甜点 tiándiǎn — dessert
- 面粉 miànfěn — flour
- 黄油 huángyóu — butter
- 糖 táng — sugar
- 鸡蛋 jīdàn — egg
- 奶油 nǎiyóu — cream; butter
- 巧克力 qiǎokèlì — chocolate
- Fashion store (52 words)
- 衣架 yījià — clothes hanger
- 衣服 yīfu — clothes
- 裤子 kùzi — pants
- 裙子 qúnzi — a skirt
- 鞋子 xiézi — shoes
- 试穿 shìchuān — try on
- 试衣间 shìyījiān — fitting room
- 打折 dǎzhé — to give a discount
- 折扣 zhékòu — a lower price
- 收银台 shōuyíntái — checkout counter; cashier
- Beauty salon and hair salon (49 words)
- 理发 lǐfà — cutting hair
- 洗发 xǐfà — washing hair
- 染发 rǎnfà — changing hair color
- 吹风机 chuīfēngjī — hair dryer
- 顾客 gùkè — customer
- 发型 fàxíng — hairstyle
- 美容院 měiróngyuàn — a beauty salon
- 头发 tóufa — hair
- 发廊 fàláng — hair salon
- 按摩 ànmó — massage
- Pharmacy (50 words)
- 满意 mǎnyì — feeling happy
- 药店 yàodiàn — pharmacy; drugstore
- 药 yào — medicine
- 医生 yīshēng — doctor
- 护士 hùshi — nurse
- 病人 bìngrén — sick person
- 处方 chǔfāng — prescription
- 药师 yàoshī — pharmacist
- 顾客 gùkè — customer; patron
- 健康 jiànkāng — being well
- Transportation services (51 words)
- 快递 kuài dì — express delivery
- 包裹 bāo guǒ — package
- 收件人 shōu jiàn rén — addressee; recipient
- 寄件人 jì jiàn rén — sender
- 运输 yùn shū — to transport; transportation
- 物流 wù liú — logistics
- 货物 huò wù — goods being moved
- 卡车 kǎ chē — truck
- 司机 sī jī — driver
- 运输公司 yùn shū gōng sī — shipping company; carrier
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