Definition & Meaning

1.pickles; pickled vegetables(plural); side dish (such as cold dishes, fried peanuts, pickles, etc.)

2.easy job/task; something extremely easy to do or manage

3.appetizer; common dishes; general reference to fish, meat, vegetables, etc.

Word usage

xiǎo cài

小 菜

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1
n.dialpickles; pickled vegetables(plural); side dish (such as cold dishes, fried peanuts, pickles, etc.)
- xiǎo cài lìng diǎn de yáng cōng quān
  小菜另点的洋葱圈
  a side order of onion rings
- qiē suì de yán zì huáng guā là jiāo hé yáng cōng zǔ chéng de xiǎo cài
  切碎的盐渍黄瓜、辣椒和洋葱组成的小菜。
  Relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion.
synonym
cài shū菜疏
2
n.infmleasy job/task; something extremely easy to do or manage
- xiū diàn shàn duì tā lái shuō zhǐ shì xiǎo cài yī dié
  修电扇对他来说只是小菜一碟。
  Fixing an electric fan is an easy job for him.
- diàn shì jī diàn bīng xiāng wǒ dōu huì xiū zhì yú xiū diàn shàn nà bù guò shì xiǎo cài
  电视机、电冰箱我都会修，至于修电扇，那不过是小菜。
  I can repair TV sets and refrigerators, so repairing electric fans would be a piece of cake for him.
- dì èr gè wèn tí shì xiǎo cài yī dié
  第二个问题是小菜一碟。
  The second question is a cinch.
3
n.dialappetizer; common dishes; general reference to fish, meat, vegetables, etc.
- zhè mǎn jiē dōu shì fàn guǎn xiǎo cài xià guō de shēng xiǎng
  这满街都是饭馆小菜下锅的声响。
  The street is filled with the sound of dishes being cooked.
synonym
cài yáo菜肴

Word usage

common measure word
"小菜" is often matched with measure word "道"or"盘"or"碟".
- 一道小菜
  one side dish
- 一盘小菜
  one plate of side dish
- 一碟小菜
  one plate of side dish

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