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    Expressing 'cafeteria' or 'canteen' with 食堂 (shítáng)

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    Explanation

    食堂 (shítáng) means 'cafeteria' or 'canteen' and typically refers to a communal dining hall found in schools, workplaces, or military facilities. Unlike a restaurant, a 食堂 usually offers simple, affordable meals for members of an institution.

    Examples

    • 学校食堂的饭菜虽然便宜，但味道一般。

      xuéxiào shítáng de fàncài suīrán piányi, dàn wèidào yìbān.

      The food at the school cafeteria is cheap, but the taste is just average.

    • 我们中午去食堂吃还是出去吃？

      wǒmen zhōngwǔ qù shítáng chī háishi chūqù chī?

      Shall we eat at the cafeteria or go out for lunch?

    • 公司新开的食堂比以前的好多了。

      gōngsī xīn kāi de shítáng bǐ yǐqián de hǎo duō le.

      The company's new cafeteria is much better than the old one.

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