菜单

cài dān
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
Refers specifically to a physical or digital list of dishes and drinks, often with prices, for ordering food in a dining context.
menu (in a restaurant or hotel)
开列各种菜肴名称的单子，多标有价格。
Words:
餐厅菜单酒店菜单午餐菜单晚餐菜单特色菜单菜单价格
Sentences:
  1. 请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看(kàn)看(kàn)餐(cān)厅(tīng)菜(cài)单(dān)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)点(diǎn)菜(cài)。
    Please show me the restaurant menu, I'd like to order.
  2. 这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)午(wǔ)餐(cān)菜(cài)单(dān)和(hé)晚(wǎn)餐(cān)菜(cài)单(dān)很(hěn)不(bù)一(yī)样(yàng)。
    The lunch menu and dinner menu at this restaurant are very different.
  3. 菜(cài)单(dān)价(jià)格(gé)里(lǐ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)包(bāo)含(hán)了(le)服(fú)务(wù)费(fèi)。
    The service charge is already included in the menu prices.
n
A list of commands or options in a computer program or operating system. It's the Chinese term for what is commonly called a 'menu' in software interfaces.
menu (in software or an interface)
选单的俗称。
Words:
系统菜单软件菜单功能菜单快捷菜单操作菜单选项菜单
Sentences:
  1. 在(zài)屏(píng)幕(mù)左(zuǒ)上(shàng)角(jiǎo)点(diǎn)击(jī)文(wén)件(jiàn)菜(cài)单(dān)，选(xuǎn)择(zé)保(bǎo)存(cún)。
    Click on the File menu in the top left corner of the screen and select 'Save'.
  2. 这(zhè)个(gè)软(ruǎn)件(jiàn)的(de)快(kuài)捷(jié)菜(cài)单(dān)非(fēi)常(cháng)方(fāng)便(biàn)。
    The shortcut menu for this software is very convenient.
  3. 我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)不(bù)到(dào)系(xì)统(tǒng)菜(cài)单(dān)里(lǐ)的(de)设(shè)置(zhì)选(xuǎn)项(xiàng)了(le)。
    I can't find the settings option in the system menu.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
cài菜

vegetable; dish (of food); cuisine (of a region)

HSK 2
dān单

simple; only; single