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菜场

Word · NounTraditional菜場

vegetable market; food market

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

vegetable market; food market (where fresh produce is sold)

Commonly used in eastern China (e.g., Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) as a shortened form of 菜市场.

Wǒ我
jiā家
fù附
jìn近
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
hěn很
dà大
de的
cài菜
chǎng场
 。

There is a large vegetable market near my home.

Měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
wǒ我
dōu都
qù去
cài菜
chǎng场
mǎi买
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
 。

Every morning I go to the food market to buy fresh vegetables.

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Zhè这
gè个
cài菜
chǎng场
de的
shuǐ水
guǒ果
bǐ比
chāo超
shì市
biàn便
yi宜
 。

The fruit at this market is cheaper than at the supermarket.