Usages of fàndiàn
我 常常 在 早上 吃 早饭， 晚上 在 饭店 吃 晚饭。wǒ chángcháng zài zǎoshang chī zǎofàn, wǎnshang zài fàndiàn chī wǎnfàn.
I often eat breakfast in the morning, and eat dinner at a restaurant in the evening.
你 想 去 超市， 还是 去 饭店？nǐ xiǎng qù chāoshì, háishi qù fàndiàn?
Do you want to go to the supermarket or go to a restaurant?
你 和 你 的 爸爸 晚上 在 饭店， 还是 在 家？nǐ hé nǐ de bàba wǎnshang zài fàndiàn, háishi zài jiā?
Are you and your dad at a restaurant tonight, or at home?
这 家 饭店 的 鱼 和 菜 都 很 新鲜。Zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 跟 超市 里 的 蔬菜 一样 新鲜。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
那 家 饭店 今天 只 有 两 条 新鲜 的 鱼。nà jiā fàndiàn jīntiān zhǐ yǒu liǎng tiáo xīnxiān de yú.
That restaurant only has two fresh fish today.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 很 好吃。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn hǎochī.
The dishes at this restaurant are delicious.
在 饭店 吃饭 的 时候， 他 喜欢 用 现金， 不 喜欢 刷卡。zài fàndiàn chīfàn de shíhou, tā xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn, bù xǐhuan shuākǎ.
When eating at a restaurant, he likes to use cash and doesn’t like paying by card.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 太 好吃 了， 我 已经 很 饱 了， 但是 我 还 想 继续 吃下去。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
今天 饭店 的 菜 不 太 甜， 也 不 太 咸。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bú tài tián, yě bú tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
他 第一次 跟 女朋友 在 饭店 约会， 为了 找到 合适 的 地点 想 了 很 久。tā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.
比起 在 吵 的 饭店， 我 更 喜欢 在 轻松 的 咖啡馆 聊天。bǐqǐ zài chǎo de fàndiàn, wǒ gèng xǐhuan zài qīngsōng de kāfēiguǎn liáotiān.
Compared with noisy restaurants, I prefer chatting in a relaxed café.
这 家 食堂 的 午饭 比 校园 外面 的 小 饭店 便宜 两 块。Zhè jiā shítáng de wǔfàn bǐ xiàoyuán wàimiàn de xiǎo fàndiàn piányi liǎng kuài.
The lunches in this cafeteria are two yuan cheaper than in the small restaurant outside the campus.
这 家 饭店 很 大， 里面 也 很 安静。zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn dà, lǐmiàn yě hěn ānjìng.
This restaurant is very big, and it’s also very quiet inside.
我 住 的 公寓 附近 有 很多 饭店。wǒ zhù de gōngyù fùjìn yǒu hěnduō fàndiàn.
There are many restaurants near the apartment where I live.
你 吃 过 这 家 饭店 的 鱼 吗？nǐ chī guo zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú ma?
Have you eaten the fish at this restaurant?
这 家 饭店 的 菜 还真 好吃。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài háizhēn hǎochī.
The food at this restaurant really is delicious.
下班 以后 我们 一起 去 饭店 吃饭 吧。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù fàndiàn chīfàn ba.
Let’s go eat at a restaurant together after work.
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