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白菜
báicài
1. Chinese cabbage
2. pak choi
3. CL:[[棵<kē>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
Common • Top 23%

Character Breakdown

白
bái
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
HSK 2 5 丶
菜
cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
HSK 1 11 丶

Compound Words (8)

白菜豆
báicàidòu
white kidney beans
圆白菜
yuánbáicài
round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
大白菜
dàbáicài
bok choy
小白菜
xiǎobáicài
bok choy
洋白菜
yángbáicài
cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
白菜价
báicàijià
lit. cabbage price
上海白菜
Shànghǎibáicài
baby bok choy
萝卜白菜,各有所爱
luóbobáicài,gèyǒusuǒài
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

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Word Frequency Rank
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