菜
cài
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
妈妈今天买了很多新鲜的菜。
māma jīntiān mǎi le hěn duō xīnxiān de cài。
Mom bought a lot of fresh vegetables today.
这桌菜太丰盛了，每道都很好吃。
zhè zhuō cài tài fēngshèng le，měi dào dōu hěn hǎochī。
The dishes on this table are so abundant; every one is delicious.
Words with 菜
剩菜
shèng cài
leftovers (food)
菜系
cài xì
(regional) cuisine
酸菜
suān cài
pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
香菜
xiāng cài
coriander
菜市场
cài shì chǎng
food market
咸菜
xián cài
salted vegetables
韭菜
jiǔ cài
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
大白菜
dà bái cài
Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
菜鸟
cài niǎo
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject
小白菜
xiǎo bái cài
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis)
榨菜
zhà cài
hot pickled mustard tuber
瓜菜
guā cài
fruit and vegetables