vegetables; dishes
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
vegetables; greens; produce
literaryRefers to edible plant parts like leaves, stems, and roots, often used in a collective sense. A formal or slightly literary term for "蔬菜".
Shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
de的
cài菜
shū蔬
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
The vegetables at the market are very fresh.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
chī吃
yī一
xiē些
cài菜
shū蔬
。
He eats some vegetables every day.
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Yuán园
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
shí时
lìng令
cài菜
shū蔬
。
The garden is planted with various seasonal vegetables.
noun
dishes; prepared food; fare
formalRefers to the various prepared food items served at a meal, whether in a home or banquet setting. This sense is more formal and less common in modern daily speech than simply '菜'.
Yàn宴
xí席
shàng上
de的
cài菜
shū蔬
shí十
fēn分
fēng丰
shèng盛
。
The dishes at the banquet were extremely sumptuous.
Tā她
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
jǐ几
yàng样
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
jiā家
cháng常
cài菜
shū蔬
。
She prepared a few simple home-cooked dishes.
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Zhè这
jiā家
xiǎo小
diàn店
de的
cài菜
shū蔬
suī虽
rán然
pǔ普
tōng通
，
dàn但
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
hǎo好
。
Although the fare at this small restaurant is ordinary, it tastes very good.