菜单 càidān menu
How to remember 菜单: 菜 dish + 单 single = menu.
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How it is used
- A restaurant menu - 服务员，给我菜单 (fúwùyuán, gěi wǒ càidān) waiter, the menu please, measure word 份 (fèn) or 张 (zhāng).
- Also the tech sense of menu (in software/UI). Distinct from 单子 (dānzi) a bill/list; a 菜单 lists dishes to order, not the amount owed.
Example sentences
- 请给我看菜单。 Qǐng gěi wǒ kàn càidān.Please let me see the menu.