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| Pronunciation |
: |
cài |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- vegetable; greens. (n)
- dish. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
艹 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
菜 |
| Usage |
: |
7.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
vegetable garden; vegetable farm |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
order dishes(in a restaurant) |
Sentences:
| 1. We’ve grown many vegetables in our garden. |
| wǒ |
men |
zài |
huā |
yuán |
lǐ |
zhòng |
le |
xǔ |
duō |
shū |
cài |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
在 |
花 |
园 |
里 |
种 |
了 |
许 |
多 |
蔬 |
菜 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 在 |
: |
in |
| 花园 |
: |
garden |
| 里 |
: |
inside |
| 种 |
: |
sow |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 许多 |
: |
many |
| 蔬菜 |
: |
vegetable |
|
| 2. His favorite dish is roast duck. |
| tā |
zuì |
xǐ |
huān |
chī |
de |
cài |
shì |
kǎo |
yā |
。 |
| 他 |
最 |
喜 |
欢 |
吃 |
的 |
菜 |
是 |
烤 |
鸭 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 最 |
: |
most |
| 喜欢 |
: |
love, like |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute |
| 菜 |
: |
dish |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 烤 |
: |
roast |
| 鸭 |
: |
duck |
|
| 3. Please show me the menu. |
| qǐng |
bǎ |
cài |
dān |
gěi |
wǒ |
。 |
| 请 |
把 |
菜 |
单 |
给 |
我 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 请 |
: |
please |
| 把 |
: |
(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression |
| 菜单 |
: |
menu |
| 给 |
: |
to |
| 我 |
: |
me |
|
| 4. He dunged his vegetable garden regularly. |
| tā |
jīng |
cháng |
gěi |
tā |
de |
cài |
yuán |
shī |
féi |
。 |
| 他 |
经 |
常 |
给 |
他 |
的 |
菜 |
园 |
施 |
肥 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 经常 |
: |
regularly, often |
| 给 |
: |
to |
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 菜园 |
: |
vegetable farm |
| 施 |
: |
apply, spread |
| 肥 |
: |
fertilizer |
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