菜
word A1- vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
- dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])
- (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
- (coll.) (one's) type
Words with it
- 菜单 cài dān menu
- 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage
- 蔬菜 shū cài vegetables
- 菜市场 cài shì chǎng food market
- 菜肴 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes
- 菠菜 bō cài spinach
- 菜鸟 cài niǎo sb new to a particular subject
- 饭菜 fàn cài food
- 泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage
- 紫菜 zǐ cài edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyrop...
From the library
只有穿长衫的，才踱进店面隔壁的房子里，要酒要菜，慢慢地坐喝。
为什么倒是中国菜？
西洋人说，中国菜最进步，最好吃，最合于卫生：所以他们采用中国菜。
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