| A | B |
| fan4guan3 | restaurant |
| fu2wu4yuan2 | waiter; attendant |
| hao3xiang4 | to seem; to be like |
| wei4zi | seat |
| zhuo1zi | table |
| dian3cai4 | to order dishes |
| jiao3zi | dumplings (with vegetables and/or meat stuffing) |
| su4 | vegetarian; of vegetables |
| pan2 | plate; dish |
| jia1chang2dou4fu | home-style tofu |
| rou4 | meat |
| wan3 | bowl |
| suan1la4tang1 | hot-and-sour soup |
| fang4 | to put in; to add |
| wei4jing1 | monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
| ke3 | thirst |
| zhe4xie1 | these |
| gou4 | enough |
| e4 | hungry; to starve |
| shang4cai4 | to serve dishes |
| hao3 | (indicating that something is ready) |
| hao3chi1 | delicious |
| shi1fu | master worker |
| zhong1can1 | Chinese food |
| xi1can1 | Western Food |
| tang2cu4yu2 | fish in sweet and sour sauce |
| tian2 | sweet |
| ji2 | extremely (usually with "le" as a degree of complement |
| hong2shao1 | to braise in soy sauce |
| niu2rou4 | beef |
| mai4wan2 | sold out |
| liang2ban4 | (of food) cold and dressed with sauce |
| huang2gua1 | cucumber |
| zai4 | in addition |
| liang3 | (a Chinese traditional unit of weight, = 50 grams) |
| mi3fan4 | cooked rice |
| cuo4 | wrong |
| ming2r | tomorrow |