饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant
How to remember 饭馆: 饭 meal + 馆 public building = restaurant.
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How it is used
- An everyday, casual eatery - 街角的小饭馆 (jiējiǎo de xiǎo fànguǎn) the little diner on the corner.
- Register is homier than 餐厅 (cāntīng, a restaurant/dining hall, more formal or Western) and 饭店 (fàndiàn, bigger, or 'hotel'); 饭馆 evokes a modest local place.
- Often 饭馆儿 (fànguǎnr) with erhua in the north. Measure word 家 (jiā).
Example sentences
- 这家饭馆的菜很好吃。 Zhè jiā fànguǎn de cài hěn hǎochī.The food at this restaurant is delicious.