How to say “dish” in Chinese
dish; vegetables
“Dish” in Chinese is 菜, cài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
菜 is read cài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “菜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 菜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个菜很好吃zhègecàihěnhǎochīThis dish is very tasty.
- 这家饭馆的菜比较贵。zhèjiāfànguǎndecàibǐjiàoguìThe food at this place is fairly expensive.
- 请给我看一下菜单qǐnggěiwǒkànyíxiàcàidānCould I see the menu, please?
- 今天我请客你们点2菜吧jīntiānwǒqǐngkè,nǐmendiǎncàibaToday it's my treat — go ahead and order.
- 这个菜比那个更好吃zhègecàibǐnàgegènghǎochīThis dish is even tastier than that one.
- 你尝尝这个菜nǐchángchangzhègecàiTry this dish.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dish” in Chinese?
“Dish” in Chinese is 菜, pinyin cài.
What does 菜 mean?
菜 (cài) means “dish; vegetables”.
How do you write 菜?
菜 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 菜?
菜 is read cài. Tones: cài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dish” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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