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Mandarin · 21 October 2026 · Night Market Street Food

小吃摊小吃攤

xiǎo chī tānPinyin

street food stall / snack vendor

noun

A dedicated outdoor stand or counter focusing specifically on preparing and selling regional snacks ('小吃'). It represents the casual, fast-paced essence of night market gastronomy.

In a sentence

新来的合租客客客气气地在大理石台面上排查攻略,找出了好几家深夜还在大排长龙的宝藏小吃摊。

Xīn lái de hézūkè kèkè-qìqì de zài dàlǐshí táimiàn shàng páichá gōnglüè, zhǎochū le hǎojǐ jiā shēnyè hái zài dàpái-chánglóng de bǎozàng xiǎochītān.

The newly arrived co-tenant exceptionally politely audited guides over the marble countertop, digging out several hidden gem street food stalls that still form long queues late into the night.

The Mandarin word 小吃摊, illustrated
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