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title: "Zhongcan Meaning: 中餐 (zhōngcān) Means “Chinese food”"
description: "中餐 (zhōngcān) means “Chinese food”. Hear its tones, see what 中 and 餐 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongcan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 中餐 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

中餐 zhōngcān

## Chinese food

## It can also mean

- lunch

## Its characters

1. 中 zhōng China
2. 餐 cān meal

## In a sentence

比起西餐，我更喜欢吃中餐。 I prefer Chinese food to Western food.

[More about 中餐](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%AD%E9%A4%90)

## More words with 中 or 餐

- [餐厅 cāntīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canting)
- [餐饮 cānyǐn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canyin)
- [初中 chūzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzhong)
- [从中 cóngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congzhong)
- [当中 dāngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzhong)
- [高中 gāozhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhong)
- [就餐 jiùcān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiucan)
- [集中 jízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jizhong)
- [聚餐 jùcān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jucan)
- [空中 kōngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongzhong)

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