cài

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Meaning of 细菜

细菜 means off-season or out-of-season vegetables that are costly to cultivate and limited in supply; delicate produce (opposite of coarse vegetables). Pronounced xì cài.

  • off-season or out-of-season vegetables that are costly to cultivate and limited in supply; delicate produce (opposite of coarse vegetables)

Definitions & Examples

Dōng
de
cài
jià
dōu
hěn
guì
 

Off-season vegetables are all very expensive in winter.

Huáng
guā
西
hóng
shì
zài
běi
fāng
dōng
tiān
dōu
shǔ
cài
 

Cucumbers and tomatoes are both considered off-season vegetables in northern China during winter.

Zhè
xiē
cài
dōu
shì
cóng
péng
zhǒng
chū
lái
de
 

These delicate vegetables are all grown in greenhouses.

bái
cài
luó
bo
 
suàn
miáo
suàn
shì
cài
 

Compared to napa cabbage and radishes, garlic sprouts are considered high-end produce.

Measure Words

/ zhǒng
Primary
/ jīn
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