How to say “vegetables” in Chinese
vegetables
“Vegetables” in Chinese is 蔬菜, shū cài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
蔬菜 is read shū cài: 2 syllables. 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”; below, 疏 shū hints at the reading.
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 “蔬菜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 蔬菜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 多吃蔬菜和水果，对身体好。duōchīshūcàihéshuǐguǒ,duìshēntǐhǎoEat more vegetables and fruit — it's good for your health.
- 超市里的蔬菜很新鲜chāoshìlideshūcàihěnxīnxiānThe vegetables at the supermarket are very fresh.
- 他很注意饮食，每天吃很多蔬菜。tāhěnzhùyìyǐnshí,měitiānchīhěnduōshūcàiHe watches his diet and eats lots of vegetables every day.
- 多吃蔬菜和水果duōchīshūcàihéshuǐguǒEat more vegetables and fruit.
- 有机蔬菜比普通蔬菜贵yǒujīshūcàibǐpǔtōngshūcàiguìOrganic vegetables are more expensive than regular ones.
More words from the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vegetables” in Chinese?
“Vegetables” in Chinese is 蔬菜, pinyin shūcài.
What does 蔬菜 mean?
蔬菜 (shūcài) means “vegetables”.
How do you write 蔬菜?
蔬菜 is 2 characters: 蔬 (shū) — vegetables, greens; 菜 (cài) — vegetables; dish. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 蔬菜?
蔬菜 is read shūcài. Tones: shū — first tone, cài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vegetables” in the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. 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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