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Chinese menu phrasebook
QR menus are text-only and machine translation turns 宫保鸡丁 into "palace protection chicken". This is the list ChinaPass ships offline, with the Chinese term and what it actually is.
Chinese term
What it means
- 麻婆豆腐 Mapo Tofu (spicy tofu)
- 宫保鸡丁 Kung Pao Chicken
- 酸辣汤 Hot and Sour Soup
- 担担面 Dan Dan Noodles
- 水煮鱼 Boiled Fish in Chili Oil
- 红烧肉 Braised Pork Belly
- 北京烤鸭 Peking Duck
- 小笼包 Soup Dumplings (Xiaolongbao)
- 饺子 Dumplings
- 包子 Steamed Buns
- 火锅 Hot Pot
- 炒饭 Fried Rice
- 炒面 Fried Noodles
- 米线 Rice Noodles
- 春卷 Spring Rolls
- 茶叶蛋 Tea Egg
- 豆浆 Soy Milk
- 粥 Porridge (Congee)
- 凉拌黄瓜 Smashed Cucumber Salad
- 西红柿炒鸡蛋 Scrambled Eggs with Tomato
- 鱼香肉丝 Yu-Xiang Shredded Pork (garlic sauce)
- 糖醋里脊 Sweet and Sour Pork
- 可乐 Coca-Cola
- 矿泉水 Mineral Water
- 冰啤酒 Cold Beer
- 免费茶水 Free Tea
- 欢迎光临 Welcome
- 收银台 Cashier
- 发票 Receipt (fapiao)
- 辣 Spicy
- 不辣 Not Spicy
- 微辣 Mildly Spicy
- 素食 Vegetarian
- 出口 Exit
- 入口 Entrance
- 卫生间 Restroom
- 洗手间 Restroom
- 地铁 Metro / Subway
- 高铁 High-Speed Rail
- 火车站 Railway Station
- 机场 Airport
- 出租车 Taxi
- 公交站 Bus Stop
- 扫码支付 Scan to Pay
- 微信支付 WeChat Pay
- 支付宝 Alipay
- 现金 Cash
- 刷卡 Pay by Card
- 多少钱 How much is it
- 太贵了 Too expensive
- 便宜一点 A bit cheaper, please
- 买单 Check, please
- 打包 To go (takeout)
- 禁止吸烟 No Smoking
- 禁止通行 No Entry
- 小心地滑 Caution: Wet Floor
- 营业中 Open
- 休息中 Closed
- 门票 Admission Ticket
- 预约 Reservation
- 排队 Queue / Line up
- 充电宝 Power Bank
- Wi-Fi密码 Wi-Fi password
- 医院 Hospital
- 药店 Pharmacy
- 警察局 Police Station
- 救护车 Ambulance
- 报警 Call the Police
- 失物招领 Lost and Found
- 号线 Metro Line (No.)
- 换乘 Transfer
- 下一站 Next Stop
- 扫码点餐 Scan to Order
- 外卖 Food Delivery
- 堂食 Dine-in
- 发票抬头 Fapiao Title (invoice)
- 还房卡 Return room key
- 热水 Hot Water
- 一次性用品 Complimentary Toiletries
- 回锅肉 Twice-Cooked Pork
- 水煮牛肉 Sliced Beef in Chili Oil
- 辣子鸡 Chili-Fried Chicken (with dried chilies)
- 夫妻肺片 Fuqi Feipian (sliced beef offal in chili sauce)
- 剁椒鱼头 Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chilies
- 白切鸡 Poached Chicken (Cantonese)
- 烧鹅 Cantonese Roast Goose
- 虾饺 Shrimp Dumplings (har gow)
- 肠粉 Rice Noodle Rolls (Cantonese)
- 煲仔饭 Claypot Rice
- 锅包肉 Guo Bao Rou (crispy sweet-sour pork, Dongbei)
- 小鸡炖蘑菇 Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms (Dongbei)
- 青椒肉丝 Shredded Pork with Green Pepper
- 鱼头豆腐汤 Fish Head & Tofu Soup
- 蒸饺 Steamed Dumplings
- 煎饺 Pan-Fried Dumplings
- 生煎包 Pan-Fried Pork Buns (crispy bottom)
- 馄饨 Wonton Soup
- 兰州拉面 Lanzhou Beef Noodles (hand-pulled)
- 炸酱面 Zhajiang Noodles (bean-sauce)
- 热干面 Hot Dry Noodles (Wuhan)
- 阳春面 Plain Noodle Soup
- 牛肉面 Beef Noodle Soup
- 重庆小面 Chongqing Small Noodles (spicy)
- 扬州炒饭 Yangzhou Fried Rice
- 蛋炒饭 Egg Fried Rice
- 白米饭 Steamed White Rice
- 串串香 Skewer Hot Pot (chuan chuan)
- 麻辣烫 Ma La Tang (spicy boil-your-own)
- 烤串 Barbecue Skewers (chuan'r)
- 烤鸭 Roast Duck
- 铁板烧 Teppanyaki / sizzling plate
- 煎饼果子 Jianbing (savory crepe)
- 肉夹馍 Rou Jia Mo (Chinese burger)
- 凉皮 Liangpi (cold skin noodles)
- 臭豆腐 Stinky Tofu (fermented)
- 豆腐 Tofu
- 豆腐皮 Tofu Skin
- 毛肚 Beef Tripe (hot pot)
- 鸭血 Duck Blood Curd
- 黄喉 Aorta (hot pot delicacy)
- 米粉 Rice Noodles
- 过桥米线 Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles (Yunnan)
- 酸辣粉 Hot & Sour Glass Noodles
- 螺蛳粉 Luosifen (river snail rice noodles)
- 烧麦 Siu Mai (open-top dumplings)
- 油条 Fried Dough Sticks (youtiao)
- 皮蛋 Century Egg
- 咸鸭蛋 Salted Duck Egg
- 蛋花汤 Egg Drop Soup
- 冬瓜汤 Winter Melon Soup
- 咕噜肉 Sweet & Sour Pork (Cantonese)
- 叉烧 Char Siu (BBQ pork)
- 梅菜扣肉 Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Greens
- 东坡肉 Dongpo Pork (braised)
- 白灼虾 Blanched Shrimp
- 清蒸鱼 Steamed Fish (whole)
- 干煸四季豆 Dry-Fried Green Beans
- 地三鲜 Di San Xian (potato/eggplant/pepper)
- 木须肉 Moo Shu Pork
- 糖醋排骨 Sweet & Sour Ribs
- 花生 Peanut (allergen)
- 芝麻 Sesame
- 鸡蛋 Egg
- 牛奶 Milk / dairy
- 小麦 Wheat / gluten
- 大豆 Soybean
- 虾 Shrimp
- 蟹 Crab
- 贝类 Shellfish
- 鱼 Fish
- 猪肉 Pork
- 牛肉 Beef
- 羊肉 Lamb / mutton
- 鸡肉 Chicken
- 鸭肉 Duck
- 香菜 Cilantro / coriander
- 葱 Scallion
- 姜 Ginger
- 蒜 Garlic
- 辣椒 Chili pepper
- 味精 MSG
- 蘑菇 Mushroom
- 茄子 Eggplant
- 土豆 Potato
- 炒 Stir-fried
- 蒸 Steamed
- 煮 Boiled
- 炸 Deep-fried
- 烤 Roasted / grilled
- 炖 Stewed
- 凉拌 Cold-dressed
- 麻辣 Ma-La (numbing & spicy)
- 中辣 Medium spicy
- 特辣 Extra spicy
- 清淡 Light / mild flavor
- 咸 Salty
- 甜 Sweet
- 酸 Sour
- 苦 Bitter
- 冰水 Iced water
- 温水 Warm water
- 绿茶 Green tea
- 红茶 Black tea
- 乌龙茶 Oolong tea
- 茉莉花茶 Jasmine tea
- 普洱茶 Pu'er tea
- 酸奶 Yogurt drink
- 啤酒 Beer
- 白酒 Baijiu (Chinese liquor)
- 黄酒 Yellow rice wine
- 雪碧 Sprite
- 咖啡 Coffee
- 奶茶 Milk tea (bubble tea)
- 菜单 Menu
- 点餐 Order food
- 推荐 Recommendation
- 招牌菜 Signature dish
- 忌口 Dietary restriction
- 过敏 Allergy
- 少冰 Less ice
- 加糖 Add sugar
- 筷子 Chopsticks
- 勺子 Spoon
- 纸巾 Tissue / napkin
These are common menu terms, not ingredient lists. Kitchens vary — if you have an allergy, check with the staff before ordering.
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