cài

vegetable

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • càidish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

蔬菜shū cài

vegetable; greens

做菜zuò cài

to cook

中国菜Zhōng guó cài

Chinese cuisine

主菜zhǔ cài

main course

剩菜shèng cài

leftovers

冷菜lěng cài

cold dish

5Example Sentences

妈妈正在厨房做菜。

mā mā zhèng zài chú fáng zuò cài。

Mom is cooking in the kitchen.

这家餐厅的招牌菜很好吃。

zhè jiā cān tīng de zhāo pái cài hěn hǎo chī。

The signature dish of this restaurant is very delicious.

妈妈做的菜很好吃。

mā mā zuò de cài hěn hǎo chī。

Mom's cooking is delicious.

我去买菜了。

wǒ qù mǎi cài le。

I went to buy groceries.

Other Characters Pronounced “cai”