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(Food) Delivery service

Chinese translation: 送外賣/送餐（服務）

14:12 Sep 4, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: (Food) Delivery service
Original text: "When we say delivery service, we mean food delivered to your home, office, etc."

Normally in daily conversation I will refer to it as 送外賣, does it sound too informal or casual if the text is in a survey?
carol so
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:37
Chinese translation:送外賣/送餐（服務）
Explanation:
I think both options are acceptable in this situation.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-09-05 00:17:53 GMT) Post-grading
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Many thanks.
Selected response from:

Frank Wang
China
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5送外賣/送餐（服務）
Frank Wang
3 +4外卖
Alvin Liu


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(food) delivery service
外卖


Explanation:
我们这里一直是这么说的。

Alvin Liu
China
Local time: 01:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you Alvin!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Young
8 mins
  -> thanks Jason!
agree  Beyondlingua
15 mins
  -> thanks Beverly!
agree  William He
35 mins
agree  MinnieHuyang
1 day 3 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(food) delivery service
送外賣/送餐（服務）


Explanation:
I think both options are acceptable in this situation.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-09-05 00:17:53 GMT) Post-grading
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Many thanks.

Frank Wang
China
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 29
Grading comment
thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Young
6 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  William He
33 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Francis Fine
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  y_lewarne
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  MinnieHuyang
1 day 3 hrs
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