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What does 菜 mean in Chinese?

菜 (cài) means "dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; ,道[dao4]; (coll.) (one's) type" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 菜?

菜 is pronounced "cài" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 菜?

菜 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 菜?

Common words with 菜 include A菜 ((Tw) lettuce (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, POJ pr. [e-á-tshài])), 上菜 (to serve, also to put on plate), 主菜 (main course), 干菜 (dried vegetable), 什菜 (mixed vegetables).

How do you write 菜?

菜 has 11 strokes. Its radical is 艹. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

菜 (cài) — dish (type of food) | Chinese Dictionary

菜

cài

dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; ,道[dao4]

HSK 1classifier11 strokes

Character Breakdown

菜 = 艹 + 采

Grass that is picked — vegetables

Radical: 艹 (no. 140)Strokes: 11

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Definitions

(classifier) dish (type of food)
vegetable
cuisine
,道[dao4]
(coll.) (one's) type

Classifier: 盘 (pán), 道 (dào)

Example Sentences

多吃蔬菜。

Duō chī shūcài

Eat more vegetables

Words Containing 菜

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
A菜	A cài	(Tw) lettuce (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, POJ pr. [e-á-tshài])
上菜	shàng cài	to serve, also to put on plate
主菜	zhǔ cài	main course
干菜	gān cài	dried vegetable
什菜	shí cài	mixed vegetables
做菜	zuò cài	to cook
冬菜	dōng cài	preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
冷菜	lěng cài	cold dish
剩菜	shèng cài	leftovers (food)
包菜	bāo cài	cabbage

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冷菜(lěng cài)— cold dish

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家乡菜(jiā xiāng cài)— regional dish

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烧味(shāo wèi)— siu mei

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Grammar Notes

Adjectives with 很HSK 1

Subject + 很 + Adjective

Although (虽然...但是)HSK 2

虽然 + Concession, 但是/可是 + Contrast

Experience with 过HSK 2

Subject + Verb + 过 (+ Object)

Can/May (能 vs 可以)HSK 2

Subject + 能/可以 + Verb + Object

Potential Complement (得了/不了)HSK 3

Verb + 得/不 + Complement (result/direction)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

菜

cài