English to Mandarin Food and Drink Words
This page contains translations to help you learn the names of many food and drink words in Mandarin. This English to Mandarin dictionary contains words like cake, candy, and chocolate, to help you increase your food vocabulary as you learn a new language.
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Food and Drinks from English to Mandarin:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of food and drink words from Mandarin to English.
English to Mandarin Food Words
Cake ➔ Dàn gāo
Candy ➔ Táng guo
Celery ➔ Qín cài
Chocolate ➔ Qiao kè lì
Cucumber ➔ Huáng guā
Ketchup ➔ Fān qié jiàng
Lobster ➔ Lóng xiā
Mayonnaise ➔ Dàn huáng jiàng
Mushroom ➔ Mó gū
Mustard ➔ Jiè mo jiàng
Pancake ➔ Bing zi
Potato ➔ Tudòu
Roasted chestnuts ➔ Chao lì zi
Salad ➔ Shā lā
Sugar ➔ Táng
Tomato ➔ Fān qié
English to Mandarin Drink Words
Black coffee ➔ Hēi kā fēi
Black tea ➔ Hóng chá
Coffee ➔ Kā fēi
Lemonade ➔ Níng méng zhī
Milk ➔ Niú nai
Oolong tea ➔ Wū lóng chá
Orange juice ➔ Chéng zhī
Tea ➔ Chá
Water ➔ Shui
Meal Times from English to Mandarin
Breakfast ➔ Zăo cān
Lunch ➔ Wŭ cān
Dinner ➔ Wăn cān
Snack ➔ Dian xīn hé xiao shí
*English to Mandarin food and drink words last updated: February 2, 2025.
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