Usage note
饭店是吃饭的地方，也可以指提供住宿的酒店。
Fàndiàn shì chīfàn de dìfāng, yě kěyǐ zhǐ tígōng zhùsù de jiǔdiàn.
This word means a place where you eat meals, and it can also refer to a hotel that provides lodging.
Context note
当我们想在外面吃饭时，可以去饭店。饭店是提供饭菜和座位的地方。
Dāng wǒmen xiǎng zài wàimiàn chīfàn shí, kěyǐ qù fàndiàn. Fàndiàn shì tígōng fàncài hé zuòwèi de dìfāng.
This word is used when talking about a place where people go to eat meals outside the home. It refers to a restaurant that serves food and has seating for customers.
5 examples
我们去饭店吃饭吧！
wǒmen qù fàndiàn chīfàn ba!
Let's go to the restaurant for dinner!
这家饭店很好吃。
zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn hǎochī.
This restaurant is very delicious.
我想在饭店订个房间。
wǒ xiǎng zài fàndiàn dìng gè fángjiān.
I want to book a room at the hotel.
妈妈常带我去饭店尝试新菜。
māma cháng dài wǒ qù fàndiàn shícóng xīncài.
Mom often takes me to the restaurant to try new dishes.
这家饭店的服务很好。
zhè jiā fàndiàn de fúwù hěn hǎo.
The service at this restaurant is very good.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我去饭店吃饺子。饭店里很热闹，饺子热乎乎的，我吃得很开心。
Māma dài wǒ qù fàndiàn chī jiǎozi. Fàndiàn lǐ hěn rènao, jiǎozi rèhūhū de, wǒ chī de hěn kāixīn.
Mom took me to a restaurant to eat dumplings. The restaurant was lively, the dumplings were steaming hot, and I ate happily.
放学后，爸爸在饭店门口等我。我们走进饭店，点了我最喜欢的面条。
Fàngxué hòu, bàba zài fàndiàn ménkǒu děng wǒ. Wǒmen zǒu jìn fàndiàn, diǎn le wǒ zuì xǐhuān de miàntiáo.
After school, Dad waited for me at the restaurant entrance. We walked into the restaurant and ordered my favorite noodles.
旅行时，我们住在一家小饭店里。饭店的阿姨很和气，早上还给我们准备了热豆浆。
Lǚxíng shí, wǒmen zhù zài yī jiā xiǎo fàndiàn lǐ. Fàndiàn de āyí hěn héqi, zǎoshang hái gěi wǒmen zhǔnbèi le rè dòujiāng.
While traveling, we stayed in a small hotel. The lady at the hotel was very kind and even prepared hot soy milk for us in the morning.
奶奶过生日，全家人去饭店庆祝。饭店的桌子上摆满了菜，大家一起唱生日歌。
Nǎinai guò shēngrì, quán jiā rén qù fàndiàn qìngzhù. Fàndiàn de zhuōzi shàng bǎi mǎn le cài, dàjiā yīqǐ chàng shēngrì gē.
For Grandma's birthday, the whole family went to a restaurant to celebrate. The restaurant table was full of dishes, and everyone sang the birthday song together.
下雨了，我和妈妈跑进路边的饭店躲雨。饭店老板笑着递来两杯温水，我们心里暖暖的。
Xià yǔ le, wǒ hé māma pǎo jìn lùbiān de fàndiàn duǒ yǔ. Fàndiàn lǎobǎn xiàozhe dì lái liǎng bēi wēn shuǐ, wǒmen xīn lǐ nuǎn nuǎn de.
It started raining, so Mom and I ran into a roadside restaurant to take shelter. The restaurant owner smiled and handed us two cups of warm water, making us feel cozy inside.
Mini dialogue
去饭店
A
今天晚上我们去饭店吃饭，好吗？
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen qù fàndiàn chīfàn, hǎo ma?
Shall we go to a restaurant for dinner tonight?
B
太好了！我想去那个新开的饭店。
Tài hǎo le! Wǒ xiǎng qù nàge xīn kāi de fàndiàn.
Great! I want to go to that newly opened restaurant.
找饭店
A
这附近有饭店吗？
Zhè fùjìn yǒu fàndiàn ma?
Is there a restaurant nearby?
B
有，前面有一家很大的饭店。
Yǒu, qiánmiàn yǒu yī jiā hěn dà de fàndiàn.
Yes, there is a big restaurant up ahead.
Related words and contrasts
similar
餐厅
cāntīng
dining hall, restaurant
Another common word for restaurant.
contrast
酒店
jiǔdiàn
hotel
Often means 'hotel', while 饭店 can mean both 'restaurant' and 'hotel'.
similar
饭馆
fànguǎn
restaurant
A more casual term for a restaurant.