菜
cài
vegetables; dish, order; food
- Strokes
- 11
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 2
- Frequency
- No. 976
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What 菜 means
vegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (样,道,盘); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
Words with 菜
- 蔬菜shū càivegetables
- 菜单cài dānmenu
- 菜鸟cài niǎo(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie; beginner; newbie
- 泡菜pào càipickled cabbage
- 菜品cài pǐnculinary dish
- 做菜zuò càito cook; cooking
- 饭菜fàn càifood
- 菜肴cài yáovegetable and meat dishes; dish
- 开胃菜kāi wèi càistarter; appetizer
- 小菜xiǎo càiappetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟
- 主菜zhǔ càimain course
- 上菜shàng càito serve food
菜 in a sentence
má fán ràng wǒ zài kàn kàn cài dān hǎo ma ？
Can I have the menu again, please?
wèi shén me nǐ bù chī shū cài ？
Why don't you eat vegetables?
dàn wǒ yǒu néng lì shāo dé hǎo cài 。
But I am able to cook well.
juǎn xīn cài kě yǐ shēng chī 。
Cabbage can be eaten raw.
zhè dào cài lǐ yǒu diǎn dà suàn de wèi dào 。
This dish has a bit of garlic flavor.