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食堂

Definition

(noun) A type of self-service restaurant where customers choose prepared food from a serving area

Examples

我们通常在学校的食堂吃午餐,因为那里供应各种各样的餐点。
We usually have lunch in the school cafeteria because it offers a wide variety of meals.
  • 中午十二点,食堂已经排起了长队。

    At noon, the cafeteria already had a long line.

  • 我在公司食堂随便吃了碗面。

    I grabbed a bowl of noodles at the company cafeteria.

  • 食堂关门了,我们去买点别的吧。

    The cafeteria's closed, so let's go buy something else.

  • 昨晚加班到九点,我只好在楼下食堂吃了个盒饭。

    I worked late until nine last night, so I ended up getting a boxed meal at the cafeteria downstairs.

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