cài

HSK 1
common
noun

Meaning of

菜 means edible vegetable plants; greens; rape (Brassica campestris). Pronounced cài. HSK 1.

  • edible vegetable plants; greens
  • rape (Brassica campestris)
  • cooked dish; meal course

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ye
zài
yuàn
zi
zhòng
le
hěn
duō
xīn
xiān
shū
cài
 

Grandpa grew lots of fresh vegetables in the yard.

men
yīng
gāi
duō
chī
xīn
xiān
de
cài
 

We should eat more fresh vegetables.

Shān
shàng
yǒu
hěn
duō
shí
yòng
de
cài
 

There are many edible wild greens on the mountain.

Zhè
zhǒng
cài
shì
qīng
chǎo
zhe
chī
 

This vegetable is good for stir-frying plain.

ma
zhōu
huì
cài
shì
chǎng
mǎi
cài
 

Mom will go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables this weekend.