西餐

• 拼音: xī cān
• 汉字拆解: 西 = pictograph of a bird's nest (associated with the west); 餐 = 歹 + 又 + 食 (food, meal)

含义

Western food; Western cuisine. Food originating from Western countries.

Refers broadly to European and American-style food, including steak, pasta, pizza, salads, and bread-based meals. Often contrasted with 中餐 (Chinese food). Western restaurants in China are called 西餐厅.

例句

1. 你喜欢吃西餐还是中餐？
2. 那家西餐厅的牛排很好吃。
3. 我今天想吃西餐。

用法指南

语境: food, dining, restaurants

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 今天中午去吃西餐吧。(Let's go eat Western food for lunch today.)
• 他不太习惯吃西餐。(He's not used to eating Western food.)

错误说法

• 把日本料理叫西餐 (Don't call Japanese food 西餐 — it specifically refers to Western/European food, not all foreign food)

起源与历史

西 (xī, west/Western) + 餐 (cān, meal/food). Literally 'Western meal.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal