Mandarin · 1 October 2026 · Hot Pot Dining
吃火锅吃火鍋
chī huǒ guōPinyin
to eat hot pot
verb phrase
The popular communal dining act of cooking a variety of raw ingredients in a shared, simmering pot of broth right at the table. It serves as both a culinary activity and an essential social bonding ritual across Chinese communities.
In a sentence
今天正逢周末降温，大伙推开玄关大门一起下楼，约在街角那家老字号店里吃火锅，热热闹闹地聚个餐。
Jīntiān zhèngféng zhōumò jiàngwēn, dàhuǒ tuīkāi xuánguān dàmén yīqǐ xiàlóu, yuē zài jiējiǎo nà jiā lǎozìhào diàn lǐ chī huǒ guō, rèrè-nàonào de jù gè cān.
Today happens to be a chilly weekend day; everyone pushed open the entryway front door and went downstairs together, arranging to eat hot pot at that heritage spot on the street corner to have a boisterous dinner party.
