cài
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How to write (cài) in Chinese

(pinyin: cài, written "cai" or "cai") means vegetables; order, dish; food. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • vegetables; order, dish; food

Stroke order

Examples

当然可以。这是菜单。
dāng rán kě yǐ. zhè shì cài dān.
Of course. Here's the menu.
一个人。我可以看一下菜单吗?
yí ge rén. wǒ kě yǐ kàn yí xià cài dān ma?
Just one. May I have a look at the menu?
菜呢?推荐毛肚、鸭肠、虾滑。
cài ne? tuī jiàn máo dǔ, yā cháng, xiā huá.
And the dishes? I recommend tripe, duck intestine, shrimp paste.
鸭肠?算了,我吃不下这个。来点蔬菜、豆腐、牛肉就行。
yā cháng? suàn le, wǒ chī bú xià zhè ge. lái diǎn shū cài, dòu fu, niú ròu jiù xíng.
Duck intestine? No way, I can't eat that. Just some vegetables, tofu, and beef will do.
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