就餐

• 拼音: jiù cān
• 汉字拆解: 就 = 京 (tall place) + 尤 (phonetic) — to approach, to engage in; 餐 = 食 (eat) + 歺 (remnants, phonetic) — meal

含义

To dine; to have a meal (formal written term).

A formal or official-register term for eating a meal, most often appearing in written notices, institutional settings, and public signage. Commonly seen in workplace canteen notices, hotel dining instructions, and public health announcements. In spoken Chinese, people typically say 吃饭 instead. 就餐 adds a sense of order and formality.

例句

1. 公司食堂每天为两千余名员工提供就餐服务，菜品丰富，价格实惠。
2. 疫情期间，餐厅实行分批就餐制度，合理控制了用餐人数和时间。
3. 请各位同学凭餐卡在规定时间内就餐，餐厅不提供外带服务。

用法指南

语境: dining, workplace, institutional, formal writing

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请于十二点前往一楼食堂就餐。(Please proceed to the first-floor canteen to dine at noon.)
• 酒店为住客提供免费早餐，就餐时间为七点至九点半。(The hotel offers complimentary breakfast for guests; dining hours are from seven to nine-thirty.)

错误说法

• 我们周末去就餐吧。(就餐 sounds overly stiff in casual conversation — use 吃饭、下馆子、去吃东西 when talking to friends)

起源与历史

就 (to engage in, to go to) + 餐 (meal, to eat). Together: to proceed to eat; to take a meal. A written compound favoured in formal and institutional contexts.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal