集 餐

jí cāndictionary entry

communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fēn cān])

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9b73706a0bab7146. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

集餐 集餐 [ji2 can1] /communal dining where one takes one's food from dishes served to everyone at the table (contrasted with 分餐[fen1 can1])/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

集
jí
to gather / to collect / collected works / classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
餐
cān
meal / to eat / classifier for meals

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.