餐桌

• Pinyin: cān zhuō
• Desglose de hanzi: 餐 = 食 (food/eat radical) + 欠 (lacking, phonetic component); 桌 = 木 (wood) + 卓 (elevated, phonetic)

Significado

mesa de comedor; mesa para comer

Beyond its literal meaning, 餐桌 appears frequently in figurative and abstract contexts: 餐桌文化 (dining culture), 餐桌外交 (table diplomacy), 餐桌礼仪 (table manners), 餐桌经济 (dining economy). In Chinese culture, the dining table is a central site for social bonding, family decision-making, and business negotiation — its significance extends well beyond eating.

Ejemplos

1. 一家人围坐餐桌，热气腾腾的饺子刚端上来，屋里充满了过节的气氛。
2. 餐桌外交是各国领导人在轻松氛围中增进互信、消弭分歧的重要手段之一。
3. 他从小在餐桌上受到的家教是：长辈未动筷，晚辈不先吃，这一习惯延续至今。

Guía de uso

Contexto: family, food, everyday, culture, diplomacy

Tono: casual

Correcto

• 请帮忙把菜摆到餐桌上，饭快好了。(Please help set the dishes on the dining table — the meal is almost ready.)
• 很多家庭矛盾往往就是在餐桌上积累和爆发的。(Many family tensions tend to build up and come to a head right at the dinner table.)

Incorrecto

• 我把笔记本电脑放在餐桌上工作了一整天。(This is grammatically fine but implicitly signals poor habits in traditional Chinese family contexts — note this when relevant)

Origen e historia

餐 (meal/to eat; 餐 = 食 food radical + 欠 yawn-like component suggesting appetite) + 桌 (table; 桌 = 木 wood + 卓 elevated/outstanding). A direct compound meaning the table used for eating.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal