菜

菜 (cài) – dish (type of food)

cài

dish (type of food)

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1dish (type of food)
  2. 2vegetable
  3. 3cuisine
  4. 4(coll.) (one's) type
  5. 5(of one's skills etc) weak
  6. 6poor

Example sentences

See 菜 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 请吃点菜。

    qǐng chī diǎn cài 。

    Please eat something.

  • 小菜一碟。

    xiǎo cài yì dié 。

    It's a piece of cake.

Related words

菜单

cài dān

menu

蔬菜

shū cài

vegetables

白菜

bái cài

Chinese cabbage

菜市场

cài shì chǎng

food market

茶

chá

tea

吃

chī

to eat

出租车

chū zū chē

taxi

打电话

dǎ diàn huà

to make a telephone call

大

dà

big

的

de

of

点

diǎn

point

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

Appears in

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