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  • 1

    n.vegetable; greens

    • qīng cài

      green vegetables

    • nǐ chī shén me cài

      什么

      What kind of vegetable do you have?

    • wǒ men zì jǐ zhòng cài zì jǐ chī

      我们自己自己

      We grew our own vegetables and ate them ourselves.

  • 2

    n.dish; item or course in menu (whether of meat or vegetable); dish; course

    • nǐ jué de zhè cài zěn me yàng

      觉得怎么样

      What do you think of this food?

    • wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè ge cài

      喜欢这个

      I don't like this kind of food.

    • jīn tiān de wǎn fàn yǒu sì dào cài

      今天晚饭

      There are four courses for dinner today.

  • 3

    adj.infmllousy; poor quality; incompetent

    • hěn cài de bǐ sài

      比赛

      lousy match

Words and phrases with 菜

  • 菜贩
    [word]greengrocer
  • 菜蔬
    [word]greens; dishes prepared for a meal/feast/banquet
  • 菜鸟
    [word]meat poultry; greenhorn
  • 菜馆
    [word]restaurant
  • 菜籽
    [word]vegetable seed; rapeseed
  • 菜谱
    [word]cookery book
  • 菜单
    [word]bill of fare; menu
  • 菜心
    [word]heart; cabbage
  • 菜场
    [word]food market

Word usage

  • "菜" is often matched with measure word "道"or"盘"or"个".
    • one dish

    • one dish

    • one dish

Similar-form characters to 菜

Chinese Characters with pinyin cài

  • a state in the Zhou Dynasty; a surname
  • feudal estate