CHINESE WORD 016 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1

菜 cài

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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS

What does 菜 mean in Chinese?

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SIMPLIFIED菜

Official syllabus record 菜 · entry 16.

TRADITIONAL菜

The traditional form is the same.

PINYIN + PART OF SPEECHcài

名 · noun

1 LEARNING SENSE

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菜Usage 1 of 1

dish; vegetablen. dish; vegetable

这个菜很好吃。

This dish is delicious.

CHARACTERS · VERIFIED LOCAL STROKES

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菜11 strokesCHARACTER 1 OF 1Inspect and write 菜

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