菜
cài
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
妈妈今天买了很多新鲜的菜。
māma jīntiān mǎi le hěn duō xīnxiān de cài。
Mom bought a lot of fresh vegetables today.
这桌菜太丰盛了，每道都很好吃。
zhè zhuō cài tài fēngshèng le，měi dào dōu hěn hǎochī。
The dishes on this table are so abundant; every one is delicious.
Words with 菜
瓜菜
guā cài
fruit and vegetables
通心菜
tōng xīn cài
see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
通菜
tōng cài
see 蕹菜[weng4 cai4]
配菜
pèi cài
side dish
酒菜
jiǔ cài
food and drink
酸菜
suān cài
pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
野菜
yě cài
wild herb
金针菜
jīn zhēn cài
day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine
开胃菜
kāi wèi cài
starter
闽菜
mǐn cài
Fujian cuisine
雪菜
xuě cài
see 雪裡蕻|雪里蕻[xue3 li3 hong2]
电子榨菜
diàn zǐ zhà cài
(slang) entertaining content such as Internet videos and TV shows that people watch while eating