Visual vocabulary · Restaurant

Learn Chinese in the restaurant

A dining scene that moves from single characters to useful food and table words. Tap a picture to see the Chinese word, pinyin, and English meaning.

Tap a marker to learn the word.

An illustrated restaurant with a guest, server, meal, dish, and cup.

Explore mode

Choose something in the picture to begin.

How to learn

See the word where it belongs.

Start in Explore mode to connect a Chinese name with a real object. Switch to Challenge when you are ready to find each word without the English cue.

Explore at your pace

Tap or click any highlighted object to reveal its characters, pinyin, meaning, and short definitions.

Find it from memory

Challenge mode gives you one Chinese term at a time. Mistakes stay gentle and the next word waits until you are ready.

Scene transcript

Restaurant picture words.

Review the Chinese word, tone-marked pinyin, and English meaning after exploring the picture.

客人

kèrén

guest

到餐厅或别人家里来的人。

A person who is visiting a place or being served.

服务员

fúwùyuán

server

在餐厅为客人点单和上菜的人。

A person who serves food and drinks in a restaurant.

饭

fàn

meal / rice

可以吃的一顿饭或煮熟的米饭。

A meal, or cooked rice served as food.

菜

cài

vegetable

可以食用的蔬菜。

A plant or plant part eaten as food.

杯

bēi

cup

用来喝水或饮料的杯子。

A small container used for drinking.

Keep practising

Match words with their meanings.

Try a short round connecting Chinese characters and words with their English meanings.

Play Character Match

FAQ

Questions about the games.

What can I learn in the restaurant picture?

You can tap each hotspot to see a Chinese word, tone-marked pinyin, and a short English meaning.

Can I play without knowing Chinese yet?

Yes. Start in Explore mode, listen or read the details, then try the visual challenge when you are ready.

Does this scene work on a phone?

Yes. The artwork uses a mobile-friendly 3:4 portrait format and the hotspots are designed for touch.