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The Chinese word zizhucan - 自助餐 - zìzhùcān
(buffet in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

zìzhùcān

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English translation

buffet

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Chinese characters  ( zizhucan / zìzhùcān ) with pronunciation (English translation: buffet )

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自助餐 ( zizhucan / zìzhùcān ) is composed of these characters: 自 (zi) , 助 (zhu) , 餐 (can)
The traditional Chinese characters of zìzhùcān are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 自助餐 ( zizhucan / zìzhùcān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Jiudian de zaofan shi zizhucan.
Jiǔdiàn de zǎofàn shì zìzhùcān.
 – English translation: Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet.

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