食堂
shítáng
cafeteria, canteen
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 学生们中午都在食堂吃饭。The students all eat lunch in the cafeteria.
- 公司食堂的菜又便宜又好吃。The company canteen’s food is cheap and tasty.
Collocations
学校食堂公司食堂食堂吃饭学生食堂
Mnemonic
食 shí "food" + 堂 táng "hall": a hall for group dining, i.e. a cafeteria/canteen. Caution vs 餐厅 / 饭馆 (restaurants): 食堂 is an institutional cafeteria (school, company). 学校食堂 = school cafeteria.
Related
餐厅饭馆饭堂厨房
Quick check
What is the difference between 食堂 and 餐厅?