自助餐
zì zhù cān
Pinyin

Definition

自助餐
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zì zhù cān
  1. buffet
  2. self-service meal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

来自
lái zì
  1. 1 to come from (a place)
  2. 2 From: (in email header)
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
自
zì
  1. 1 self
  2. 2 oneself
  3. 3 from
  4. 4 since
  5. 5 naturally
  6. 6 surely
自己
zì jǐ
  1. 1 oneself
  2. 2 one's own
中餐
Zhōng cān
  1. 1 Chinese meal
  2. 2 Chinese food
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn]
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
出自
chū zì
  1. 1 to come from
助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
助力
zhù lì
  1. 1 a helping hand
  2. 2 help
  3. 3 assistance
助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
午餐
wǔ cān
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 luncheon
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì]
协助
xié zhù
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to aid
各自
gè zì
  1. 1 each
  2. 2 respective
  3. 3 apiece
大自然
dà zì rán
  1. 1 nature (the natural world)
大餐
dà cān
  1. 1 great meal
  2. 2 banquet
套餐
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
快餐
kuài cān
  1. 1 fast food
  2. 2 snack
  3. 3 quick meal
捐助
juān zhù
  1. 1 to donate
  2. 2 to offer (aid)
  3. 3 contribution
  4. 4 donation

Idioms (20)

不敢自专
bù gǎn zì zhuān
  1. 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
出自肺腑
chū zì fèi fǔ
  1. 1 from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
  1. 1 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
  1. 1 Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
  1. 1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2 to drain the cup of humiliation

Sample Sentences

花同样的价钱，我宁愿吃桌餐。上次去吃自助餐，冷冷清清的，每人发个盘子，排着队去拿东西，搞得像要饭的一样。
huā tóngyàng de jiàqian ，wǒ nìngyuàn chī zhuōcān 。shàngcì qù chī zìzhùcān ，lěnglěngqīngqīng de ，měirén fā ge pánzi ，pái zhe duì qù ná dōngxi ，gǎo de xiàng yàofàn de yīyàng 。
On the same budget I rather have a table meal. The last time I went lonely. Queuing up with a plate to take the food felt like begging.
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你还不知道吧？现在自助餐厅都规定，剩菜太多要罚款呢，看谁还敢多取。
nǐ hái bù zhīdào ba ？xiànzài zìzhùcān tīng dōu guīdìng ，shèngcài tài duō yào fákuǎn ne ，kàn shéi hái gǎn duō qǔ 。
Don’t you know? Restaurants serving buffet have a rule that penalise customers who have too much leftovers.
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自助吧、带自助餐
zìzhù bā 、dài zìzhùcān
self service bar; buffet
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还有一些环境不错的中国餐厅。这些地方的菜看起来比自助餐厅好点，至少是一盘一盘的。
háiyǒu yīxiē huánjìng bùcuò de Zhōngguó cāntīng 。zhèxiē dìfang de cài kàn qǐlái bǐ zìzhùcāntīng hǎo diǎnr ，zhìshǎo shì yīpán yīpán de 。
There are some Chinese restaurants with a nice atmosphere. The food at these places looks better than at the buffets. At least it's served by the dish.
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但是一般中式自助餐的味道都很不正宗，菜的卖相也很不好。
dànshì yībān zhōngshì zìzhùcān de wèidao dōu hěn bù zhèngzōng ，cài de màixiàng yě hěn bù hǎo 。
However, the taste of most Chinese buffets isn't authentic. The presentation of the food isn't great either.
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这里最常见的就是中式自助餐。
zhèlǐ zuì chángjiàn de jiùshì zhōngshì zìzhùcān 。
Around here you're most likely to see Chinese buffets.
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我们去吃自助餐，随便吃，随便喝。
wǒmen qù chī zìzhùcān ，suíbiàn chī ，suíbiàn hē 。
Let's go to a buffet where you can eat and drink all you want.
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好久没吃日本料理了。今天的自助餐一定要放开肚皮多吃点儿。
hǎojiǔ méi chī rìběn liàolǐ le 。jīntiān de zìzhùcān yīdìng yào fàngkāi dùpí duō chī diǎnr5 。
I haven't eaten Japanese food in a long time. At today's all you can eat restaurant we definitely have to loosen up our bellies so we can eat lots.
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