I'm too tired to cook, let's just get
takeout.
翻译：我太累了，不想做饭，我们还是叫外卖吧。
The Chinese
takeout down the street is my favorite.
翻译：街对面的中国外卖是我最喜欢的。
I ordered pizza for
takeout last night.
翻译：我昨晚叫了比萨外卖。
Do you know a good place for
takeout around here?
翻译：你知道这附近有什么好的外卖店吗？
I prefer to eat in restaurants rather than get
takeout.
翻译：我更喜欢在餐厅吃饭，而不是叫外卖。
They have a special deal on
takeout orders after 9 pm.
翻译：他们晚上9点以后的外卖订单有特价优惠。
Can you pick up some
takeout on your way home from work?
翻译：你下班回家的路上能顺便买些外卖吗？
I always order
takeout when I'm working late.
翻译：我工作到很晚时总是会叫外卖。
Let's have Thai
takeout for dinner tonight.
翻译：我们今晚吃泰国菜外卖吧。
I accidentally left my
takeout bag on the bus.
翻译：我不小心把我的外卖袋子忘在公交车上了。
me, which allows Douyin users to place takeout orders on Ele.
我，这允许抖音用户在饿了么上下单外卖。
In addition to traditional supermarket channels, the Chongqing brewer has also accelerated development of online stores on mainstream e-commerce platforms, and through O2O, livestreaming broadcast, takeout platforms, and other channels to attract consumers to place orders.
除了传统的超市渠道，重庆啤酒厂还加快发展主流电商平台的网店，并通过O2O、直播、外卖平台等渠道吸引消费者下单。
According to its financial report to the end of October, mobile ordering services, including takeout and delivery, have accounted for 36 percent of total sales in China, much higher than 26 percent recorded in 2020 and more than twice the pre-pandemic level.
根据其截至10月底的财务报告，包括外卖和送餐在内的移动订餐服务已占中国总销售额的36%，远高于2020年的26%，是疫情前水平的两倍多。
To offset part of its business losses, Taotaoju had to open some takeout service counters and Yin searched for bank loans to pay rents and wages for the firm's employees.
"For instance, the canteen offers takeout food for staff to have lunch at their own office cubicle.
In one case, China's service-focused e-commerce giant Meituan Dianping generated temporary virtual phone numbers for users when they purchased takeout food or booked hotels to protect their privacy.
Yu said further penetration into the lower-tier cities and new consumption scenarios including takeout foods and online-to-offline integration will bolster McDonald's future prospects in the country.
"My friends and I played games, chatted, ordered takeout online and sang birthday songs together," she said.
The leading third-party delivery and takeout platform Meituan-Dianping is expected to list on the Hong Kong stock market Sept 20, aiming to raise at least $4 billion with its initial public offering, China Securities Journal reported on Wednesday.
It has allied with Meituan-Dianping, the leading third-party delivery and takeout platform, to promote a healthy breakfast.
As the first hotpot brand to offer takeout options, its takeout business contributed 200 million yuan in revenue in 2017.
Last year, restaurants, takeout business and the sales of food and spices contributed to 97.6 percent, 2.1 percent and 0.3 percent of its revenue respectively.
Using a coupon for a 20-yuan discount given to new users, Wuxi resident Wang Lingling ordered a takeout meal of fried chicken and only paid the minimum cost of 0.01 yuan (one yuan equals about $0.16).
"I ordered takeout and waited for about two hours.
In the China Shopper Report 2017 released by Kantar Worldpanel China, a market research provider, the rates of Chinese consumers dining out and eating takeout food grew at 10 percent and 44 percent respectively between 2013 and 2016.
For example, considering the strong demand for takeout food and the population density in China, Zhang emailed Easterbrook regarding the need to develop a customized software system for the Chinese market.
Yum China has posted a 1 percent year-on-year rise in same-store sales in the first-quarter, helped by a jump in takeout demand and performance improvement at its flagging Pizza Hut brand.
In 2022, online takeout services accounted for 25.4 percent of the total revenue of the country's dining industry, up 4 percentage points from a year earlier.
"The shift in retail space, operational time slots and store formats heralds reforms for many restaurant players to better cater to the increasing need for takeout food and changes in consumption behavior during the pandemic," Gao said.
On Thursday, the platform's beverage takeout orders increased by more than 1.5 times week on week, and the number of food and snack suppliers increased by more than 70 percent week on week.
Online business, represented by livestreaming shopping and takeout service, has highlighted holiday consumption.
Although it's not allowed to dine in, it's very convenient to order takeout as restaurants offer self-pickup service and discounts," said Xie Yue, a Beijing citizen.
The survey explored 16 types of digital economy, including online education, shared bicycles, online medical care, catering takeout and mobile digital payments.
The increased demand for pre-made food and takeout logistics has injected new impetus into the recovery of the catering industry, the report said.
From 2019 to 2022, Xibei's revenues from children's meals grew 415 percent, which was even more visible in its takeout orders.
从2019年到2022年，西北儿童餐的收入增长了415%，这一点在外卖订单上表现得尤为明显。
Representatives from major Canadian Asian supermarkets and Chinese food takeout and delivery companies attended the forum.
"Moreover, China has the most developed takeout industry in the world, he said.
- Chen Jia doesn't often cook, but she still managed to prepare a hearty meal on Chinese New Year's Eve for her family without ordering any restaurant takeout.
We offered no discount, but our 26 stores sold more than 30,000 cups of takeout milk tea.
Hotpot chain Haidilao has connected its branches that are qualified to offer takeout services with people from its WeChat mini program and third-party delivery platforms, according to Li Yu, who is in charge of Haidilao's operations on the Chinese mainland.
Chen Xiaodong, founder of the chain, told China Youth Daily that they started to shift operations to focus on takeout sales right after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020.
Backed by more than two years of experience, Xiao Sushi has grown into a mature takeout provider.
"We saw an uptick in our takeout business in May when Beijing suspended dine-in services," Chen said.
A staff member of a barbecue restaurant in Beijing's Chaoyang district told China Youth Daily that the restaurant hasn't received many orders since it launched a takeout service.
But now they are embracing online takeout and delivery services that have proved effective for many businesses to stay afloat.
The revenue of its takeout services can cover 60-70 percent of costs.
其外卖服务的收入可以覆盖60-70%的成本。
That's why we turned to takeout orders," Mao said.
“这就是为什么我们转而选择外卖服务，”毛说。
"We were reluctant to turn to takeout services but, in fact, we benefited from the certainty online ordering offered during times of uncertainty," Mao added.
“我们曾对转向外卖服务持犹豫态度，但实际上，在充满不确定性的时期，我们从在线订餐提供的确定性中受益匪浅，”毛补充道。
"Takeout services offer us access to new customers.
Takeout businesses boomed in Beijing during the May Day holiday, from April 30 to May 4, with dine-in services suspended.
Despite a slump in footfall, both Meituan and Eleme, two leading food delivery service providers, reported a steep rise in takeout orders during the holiday.
Some catering businesses which had relied on eating-in earnings are turning their gaze on takeout to help recoup losses.
Data from Meituan showed that a total of 473 restaurants applied for takeout listings via its "green channel" on May 1, up 338 percent from the previous day.
From May 1-3, Beijing's takeout orders grew more than 30 percent compared with the same period of 2021, according to Meituan.
The scale of China's chain catering industry has recovered quickly from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the market value expected to reach 4.7 trillion yuan ($737.4 billion) this year, boosted by the rapid growth of takeout orders and the adoption of digital technologies to reach more younger consumers.
Takeout has become a new driver for the catering industry, the report said.
Inspired by the online consumption trend of younger consumers, the takeout sector continues to grow rapidly.
受到年轻消费者在线消费趋势的启发，外卖行业持续快速增长。
In 2020, the scale of China's takeout catering market reached 664.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15 percent.
2020年，中国外卖餐饮市场规模达到6646亿元，同比增长15%。
The takeout sector may continue to develop strongly.
外卖行业可能会继续保持强劲的发展势头。
The hefty growth of takeout orders gives catering stores an opportunity to expand their income and reach more consumers.
外卖订单量的大幅增长为餐饮店提供了扩大收入和接触更多消费者的机会。
The proportion of takeout in some traditional catering stores has already reached 50 percent or even higher.
一些传统餐饮店的外卖比例已经达到了50%甚至更高。
Investors have shown more interest in the catering industry due to robust gains on the takeout segment of catering outlets, and more applications in the sector contributing to sales and easier standardization of the catering process.
投资者对餐饮业表现出更大的兴趣，原因在于外卖环节为餐饮门店带来了强劲的增长收益，同时该行业更多的应用程序应用有助于提升销售额，并且使得餐饮流程更加标准化。
In addition to eat-in and takeout meals, Peking roast duck restaurant chain Dadong offers ready-to-eat prepackaged roast duck, sauces and other foods such as pastries and traditional Chinese rice pudding via its flagship store on JD and Tmall－Alibaba's online shopping platform.
除了堂食和外卖，北京烤鸭连锁餐厅大董还在京东和阿里巴巴的在线购物平台天猫上的旗舰店里出售即食包装烤鸭、调味品以及糕点和传统的中国米布丁等其他食品。
Freshippo's Pick'n Go, which serves as e-commerce giant Alibaba's grocery chain Hema Fresh's diversified brand, offers on-the-go Chinese and Western fare and addresses the demand of busy urban residents in China for quick takeout options.
Freshippo's Pick'n Go作为电子商务巨头阿里巴巴旗下的杂货连锁店Hema Fresh的多元化品牌，提供中西式快餐，满足了中国忙碌的城市居民对快速外卖选项的需求。
me will team up with some well-known restaurants including Jingweizhai, Meizhou Dongpo and Zhiweiguan to launch tailor-made festive takeout meals, with prices ranging from around 100 yuan ($15.4) to about 1,000 yuan.
我将会与一些知名的餐厅合作，包括静味斋、眉州东坡和知味观，推出定制的节日外卖餐品，价格从约100元（15.4美元）到约1000元不等。
The number of restaurants and stores offering festive takeout dinners surged by about 30 percent this year compared with same period last year, with sales of semi-cooked dishes expected to rise 20 percent on a yearly basis.
今年与去年同期相比，提供节庆外卖晚餐的餐厅和商店数量激增了约30%，半熟菜肴的销售额预计比去年增加20%。
"Meanwhile, our living habits have also changed, as ordering festive takeout dinners is a new way to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year.
同时，我们的生活习惯也发生了变化，因为订购节日外卖晚餐是庆祝即将到来的农历新年的一种新方式。
Some can gradually try to develop smaller portions, set meals and takeout packages assuming that they can stay profitable," Zhao said.
“有些人可以逐渐尝试开发更小的份量，设置餐饮和外卖套餐，假设他们可以保持盈利，”赵说。
Different from express delivery and warehousing logistics, delivery for online orders provides local point-to-point services in fields including restaurant takeout, grocery delivery, business-to-consumer retail and same-city express delivery.
与快递配送和仓储物流不同，在线订单配送主要在诸如餐厅外卖、生鲜配送、商对客零售以及同城快递等领域提供本地点对点服务。
In fact, 80 percent of our sales come from takeout orders," said Tan Shicong, a pet store owner in Shanghai.
“事实上，我们80%的销售额来自外卖订单，”上海一家宠物店老板谭世聪说。
The situation has encouraged and strengthened the habit of ordering food online and the food takeout business has become an important source of income for restaurants.
这种情况鼓励和加强了在线订餐的习惯，外卖业务已经成为餐馆的重要收入来源。
"The takeout service makes it more convenient for office workers to buy breakfast and it takes less time," said Shanghai citizen Ding Wuyu, who normally buys two steamed buns and a cup of soybean milk for breakfast at the restaurant.
"I mainly take orders for takeout food at noon and in the evening, and also errand-running orders during the off-peak period for food delivery," Ding noted, adding that he has received more errand-running orders in recent years, mainly for delivering medicine and buying vegetables and daily necessities for customers.
Moreover, tech-savvy young people from Shenyang in Liaoning province, Qingdao in Shandong province and Wuhan in Hubei province are in pursuit of convenient lifestyles, enjoying the takeout services provided by the third-party platforms.
The report also found that more than 80 percent of parents that work in first-and second-tier cities begin ordering takeout food on their way home because of the pressure from fast-paced life and work.
Yang Xu, a life and services analyst at consultancy Analysys, said that these third-party takeout platforms are hastening the return to normal of the catering sector and helping mitigate the adverse effects of the outbreak.
Meituan Dianping, another food delivery and lifestyle services platform, has teamed up with 72 brick-and-mortar bookstores in Beijing to launch "takeout" services to attract more customers.
Rising demand for takeout services is fueling a steady recovery of the catering industry in China, a new report said.
According to Swiss bank UBS, the takeout business on online food delivery platform Meituan Waimai has been quickly recovering, and its business volume will return to the pre-epidemic levels in the second quarter of the year.
Zhao Ping, director of the international trade research department under the aegis of the CCPIT Academy, said: "The takeout sector has become a breakthrough point for restaurants to deal with the epidemic effect.
Due to the epidemic, dine-in demand at restaurants has declined steeply, while the takeout business, on the contrary, has helped sustain business operations and cash flows.
"According to the report, takeout services have helped promote the high-quality development of the catering sector by cultivating consumers' consumption habits and creating more business opportunities for the industry from the demand side.
The survey conducted by the CCPIT Academy showed that 54.95 percent of the respondents increased their weekly catering expenditure because of takeout services.
The report showed that takeout services had a direct impact on the sales revenue and profit growth of the sector.
According to the CCPIT Academy's survey, during the past three years, the contribution rate of takeout service to restaurants' sales revenue and profits has been increasing on a yearly basis.
In 2019, takeout service contributed to 75 percent and 65 percent of the increment in total sales revenue and total profits of the catering industry, respectively.
The effect of takeout services in promoting the high-quality development of the catering sector is also embedded in its role in optimizing industrial ecology, accelerating industrial upgrade, and enhancing the industry's ability to handle uncertainties.
Li Mingtao, chief e-commerce analyst at China International Electronic Commerce Center, said that the rapid development of the takeout business has forced the industry to accelerate the process of upgrade, standardization and digitization.
Data from Meituan Waimai showed that by May, 70 percent of the merchants had resumed over 60 percent of their takeout orders, and 30 percent of the merchants achieved even better sales in takeout services than the level before the epidemic.
Ren Xingzhou, research fellow and former director-general of the Institute for Market Economy under the Development Research Center of the State Council, said: "The epidemic has forced those restaurants without online takeout services to add the service, and those who already have the service to enhance the sector.
Many of her peers at other catering chains were forced to start over as delivery personnel for takeout businesses, which have been booming since the novel coronavirus outbreak, Wang said.
Then, when dinnertime rolls around, it only requires a simple reheating, which is suitable for consumers who do not want to order takeout food or aren't interested in cooking full meals, but relish original tastes from their favorite restaurants.
Semi-cooked meals have also become a new category in addition to dining in and takeout, and Xibei will continue developing the business.
Apart from dine-in services, other catering practices such as takeout and online ordering are also on the rise.
除了堂食服务外，诸如外卖和在线订餐等其他餐饮服务方式也在不断增长。
As of May 1, there were 51,000 restaurants in the city, and 45.6 percent of them had resumed takeout services, while 13.3 percent now had dine-in services, the association said.
该协会表示，截至5月1日，该市共有51,000家餐厅，其中45.6%已恢复外卖服务，而13.3%的餐厅现已提供堂食服务。
Bureau spokesperson Liu Meiying said during a news conference that companies in the dining industry — which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic — should actively expand sales channels, such as increasing online orders or takeout services and try not to cut jobs.
More and more restaurant owners are finding their way through cost control, takeout service and digital marketing, and the coping strategies will sustain even after the epidemic wanes.
Li said, "The takeout market has been intensely competitive.
Takeout orders from more than 80,000 hotpot restaurants across the nation between March 18 and April 6 surpassed levels just before the epidemic began, while sales at over 60,000 dedicated milk tea shops have returned to normal levels or even increased.
Meituan Dianping, another food delivery and lifestyle services platform, said Shenzhen and Guangzhou in Guangdong province; Beijing; Shanghai and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, were the top five cities with the highest takeout orders since the recent resumption of work and production.
Yang Xu of consultancy Analysys said that as on-site dining at restaurants hasn't fully recovered, third-party takeout platforms are making contributions to the normal restoration of the catering sector and helping mitigate adverse effects of the outbreak.
Now most of its work has moved online, such as membership promotions, takeout services and pushing articles on WeChat and Sina Weibo accounts to build brand awareness, he said.
Restaurants that previously relied heavily on eating-in earnings had to focus on takeout business, hoping the move could help alleviate the pressure from overhead costs such as rent and labor.
"Facing great operational pressure, many catering businesses are scrambling to boost their takeout business in an effort to minimize the impact from the virus outbreak," said Liu Wenjun, deputy president of a cuisine association in Shandong province.
"While developing their takeout business may be a contingency plan for many restaurants at the moment, it could be an area they could explore in the future," said Liu.
"Takeout orders reach about only 10 percent of the previous average, and over 20,000 workers are unemployed," Jia said.
Online takeout has become the main way for the food and beverage sector to resume work after the COVID-19 outbreak, according to report by Meituan-Dianping, the Chinese on-demand service platform.
Major cities in the country saw rising orders, as well as increased sales revenue in online food takeout.
Up to 30 percent of businesses have more takeout orders than before the epidemic.
Though top-tier cities are still the major source of online food takeout, second and third-tier cities witnessed an apparent rise.