外卖

wài mài

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb

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Definitions

1. (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
2. takeout (business)
3. takeout (meal)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 堂食 táng shí 堂食 táng shí to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wài dài]) dine-in, opposite of takeout/delivery: to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wài dài])

Synonyms

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• 送餐 sòng cān 送餐 sòng cān home delivery of meal can be used for 'food delivery' service in general: home delivery of meal

Usage notes

Common mistakes

外卖 as a noun means 'takeout food' or 'delivery food', but as a verb, it means 'to provide takeout/delivery service' (of a restaurant). Learners may confuse the two uses.

Child Words of 外卖

• 外 外 wài: outside
• 卖 卖 mài: to sell