菜 cài
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 采 to collect, to gather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
菜
cài
dish; vegetables
Character
Example phrases
- 这个菜很好吃。 Zhège cài hěn hǎochī. This dish is delicious.
- 我们点三个菜吧。 Wǒmen diǎn sān ge cài ba. Let's order three dishes.
- 你会做什么菜？ Nǐ huì zuò shénme cài? What dishes can you cook?
- 妈妈去买菜。 Māma qù mǎi cài. Mom went to buy vegetables.
- 那个菜太贵了。 Nàge cài tài guì le. That dish is too expensive.
- 我们会做中国菜。 Wǒmen huì zuò Zhōngguó cài. We can cook Chinese dishes.
- 我最喜欢吃这个菜。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī zhège cài. This dish is my favorite.
- 菜不多，你们多吃点儿。 Cài bù duō, nǐmen duō chī diǎnr. There aren't many dishes — eat more.
- 饭店的菜好吃吗？ Fàndiàn de cài hǎochī ma? Is the food at the restaurant tasty?
- 妹妹不吃菜。 Mèimei bù chī cài. Little sister doesn't eat vegetables.