菜

cài

“Vegetable” in Chinese is 菜 (cài).

Other characters with the syllable cai: see all 10 →

Meaning

vegetable; greens
dish (of food)
(of one's skills etc) weak; poor

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(coll.) (one's) type

Example

这是你的菜单。

Here is your menu.

From 菜单 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 菜

菜单càidānmenuHSK 2 白菜báicàiChinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)HSK 3 买菜mǎi càito buy groceriesHSK 3 蔬菜shūcàivegetablesHSK 5 菜市场càishìchǎngfood marketHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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