菜菜

cài

HSK 1HSK 1 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

vegetable; plant used as a non-staple food

蔬菜，供作副食品的植物。

Words:

蔬菜青菜野菜种菜芹菜

Synonyms:

蔬

Sentences:

我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)去(qù)市(shì)场(chǎng)买(mǎi)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)的(de)蔬(shū)菜(cài)。
My mom goes to the market to buy fresh vegetables every day.
他(tā)家(jiā)的(de)院(yuàn)子(zǐ)里(li)种(zhòng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)青(qīng)菜(cài)。
His family grows a lot of leafy greens in their yard.

dish; cooked food (other than staple food), such as prepared fish, meat, or eggs

主食以外的食品，如经过烹调的鱼、肉、蛋等。

Words:

荤菜素菜川菜卤菜菜肴

Synonyms:

肴

Sentences:

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)川(chuān)菜(cài)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)名(míng)。
The Sichuan cuisine at this restaurant is very famous.
今(jīn)天(tiān)的(de)晚(wǎn)餐(cān)有(yǒu)三(sān)道(dào)素(sù)菜(cài)和(hé)一(yī)道(dào)荤(hūn)菜(cài)。
Today's dinner has three vegetable dishes and one meat dish.

raised for food (as in livestock)

专供食用的。

Words:

菜牛菜羊

Sentences:

这(zhè)片(piàn)农(nóng)场(chǎng)主(zhǔ)要(yào)饲(sì)养(yǎng)菜(cài)牛(niú)。
This farm mainly raises cattle for beef.

adj

colloquial, often derogatory

(colloquial) lousy; low quality; lacking skill

〈口〉质量低；水平低；能力差。

Synonyms:

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Sentences:

他(tā)的(de)英(yīng)语(yǔ)发(fā)音(yìn)太(tài)菜(cài)了(le)。
His English pronunciation is really lousy.
别(bié)跟(gēn)他(tā)打(dǎ)游(yóu)戏(xì)，他(tā)水(shuǐ)平(píng)很(hěn)菜(cài)。
Don't play games with him, he's very low-skilled.

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