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菜
cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
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艹 (plant) provides meaning, 采 provides pronunciation
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⿱艹采
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cǎi
采
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
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HSK 5
Words Using 菜 (186)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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菜
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cài
dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL:[[盤|盘<pán>]], [[道<dào>]] / (coll.) (one's) type
1
cài
菜
↗
HSK 1
dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL:[[盤|盘<pán>]], [[道<dào>]] / (coll.) (one's) type
菜单
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càidān
menu / CL:[[份<fèn>]], [[張|张<zhāng>]]
3
càidān
菜单
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HSK 3
menu / CL:[[份<fèn>]], [[張|张<zhāng>]]
蔬菜
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shūcài
vegetables / produce / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
5
shūcài
蔬菜
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HSK 5
vegetables / produce / CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]]
泡菜
↗
pàocài
pickled cabbage
pàocài
泡菜
↗
pickled cabbage
小菜
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xiǎocài
appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also [[小菜一碟<xiǎocàiyīdié>]]
xiǎocài
小菜
↗
appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also [[小菜一碟<xiǎocàiyīdié>]]
做菜
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zuòcài
to cook / cooking
zuòcài
做菜
↗
to cook / cooking
上菜
↗
shàngcài
to serve, also to put on plate
shàngcài
上菜
↗
to serve, also to put on plate
菜色
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càisè
dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition)
càisè
菜色
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dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition)
甜菜
↗
tiáncài
beet / beetroot
tiáncài
甜菜
↗
beet / beetroot
菜肴
↗
càiyáo
vegetable and meat dishes / dish
càiyáo
菜肴
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vegetable and meat dishes / dish