<p><code>菜单</code> in Mainland China, <code>选单</code> in HK/Taiwan are the standard translations for <code>menu</code> in Computer Software, no matter it's in a game, a line-of-business application or a utility. </p>

<p><code>Main menu</code> is translated into <code>主菜单</code> in Mainland China and <code>主选单</code> in HK/Taiwan.</p>

<p>And you're right about <code>选项</code> is referring to <code>options</code> or <code>settings</code> menu, which is usually a sub item in the main menu.</p>

<p>Searching Google for '游戏主菜单' or '游戏主选单' you'll get plenty of examples.</p>

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2014-10-13T19:13:11.227Z
Perfect. +1 for the additional context and examples too.
user3871
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2014-10-14T11:58:31.253Z
`Settings` is always translated to `设置`, and `Preferences` to `首选项`.
leetom
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2014-10-13T19:02:18.917Z
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<p>The word for a food menu is 菜单 <code>Càidān</code>, sensibly translating as "food list."</p>

<p>But what would you call a game menu? I could only think of 选项 <code>Xuǎnxiàng</code>, but this "options", which may be a sub item in the game's menu.</p>

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the word "menu" in the context of gaming
# the word "menu" in the context of gaming

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-13)

The word for a food menu is 菜单 `Càidān`, sensibly translating as "food list."

But what would you call a game menu? I could only think of 选项 `Xuǎnxiàng`, but this "options", which may be a sub item in the game's menu.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-13. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

`菜单` in Mainland China, `选单` in HK/Taiwan are the standard translations for `menu` in Computer Software, no matter it's in a game, a line-of-business application or a utility.

`Main menu` is translated into `主菜单` in Mainland China and `主选单` in HK/Taiwan.

And you're right about `选项` is referring to `options` or `settings` menu, which is usually a sub item in the main menu.

Searching Google for '游戏主菜单' or '游戏主选单' you'll get plenty of examples.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Perfect. +1 for the additional context and examples too.  
> **username_2**: `Settings` is always translated to `设置`, and `Preferences` to `首选项`.  

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