饭馆 (fànguǎn) — restaurant

饭馆 (fànguǎn)

A restaurant or eatery where cooked food is served to customers. 饭馆 typically refers to a small to mid-size Chinese restaurant.

Meanings

1. [noun] Restaurant, eatery. A place where meals are prepared and served to paying guests.

Example Sentences

我们去饭馆吃饭吧。 Wǒmen qù fànguǎn chīfàn ba. Let's go to the restaurant to eat.

这家饭馆的菜很好吃。 Zhè jiā fànguǎn de cài hěn hǎochī. The food at this restaurant is delicious.

饭馆里人很多。 Fànguǎn lǐ rén hěn duō. There are many people in the restaurant.

那家饭馆几点开门？ Nà jiā fànguǎn jǐ diǎn kāimén? What time does that restaurant open?

Collocations

Memory Hook

饭 means "meal" or "cooked rice," and 馆 means "hall" or "establishment." A 饭馆 is literally a "meal hall." Picture a cozy hall filled with the smell of rice and stir-fry.