cài
菜子油
vegetable; dish; food
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
vegetable; greens
Refers to edible plants.
Wǒ我
men们
qù去
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
diǎn点
xīn新
xiān鲜
shū蔬
cài菜
。
Let's go to the market to buy some fresh vegetables.
Zhè这
pán盘
qīng青
cài菜
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
This plate of greens is delicious.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
ròu肉
，
bú不
tài太
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
cài菜
。
He likes to eat meat and doesn't really like vegetables.
noun
dish; course of food
Refers to prepared food items.
Mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
le了
sì四
cài菜
yī一
tāng汤
。
Mom cooked four dishes and a soup.
Zhè这
dào道
chuān川
cài菜
fēi非
cháng常
là辣
。
This Sichuan dish is very spicy.
noun
vegetable oil
Short for 菜油. A specific edible oil.
Chǎo炒
cài菜
yòng用
cài菜
yóu油
bǐ比
jiào较
xiāng香
。
Stir-frying with vegetable oil is more fragrant.
Cài菜
zǐ籽
yóu油
shì是
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
shí食
yòng用
yóu油
。
Rapeseed oil is a healthy cooking oil.