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  *菜* | 菜* | *菜
vegetable; greens (CL:) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样,,盤|盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type
HSK 1
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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
vegetables
HSK 5
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  *擦* | 擦* | *擦
to rub; to scratch / to wipe; to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc)
HSK 4
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  *齑* | 齑* | *齑
finely chopped meat or vegetables / powdered or fragmentary
rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables
water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia
fruit and vegetables
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
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  *圣* | 圣* | *圣
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
rutabaga (vegetable)
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  *蕹* | 蕹* | *蕹
water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy
downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
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  *炸* | 炸* | *炸
to deep fry / (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]
HSK 7-9
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  *筋* | 筋* | *筋
muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
HSK 7-9
vegetables and fruits
vegetable cooking oil
vegetable garden
vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply
person in a vegetative state / human vegetable
egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables)
pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
Yangzhou fried rice, featuring scrambled egg, diced vegetables and multiple proteins – typically shrimp and barbecued pork
green vegetables / Chinese cabbage
salted vegetables / pickles
vegetable dish
vegetable farmer
juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat)
vegetable seeds / rapeseed
(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
a type of rapeseed plant (Brassica rapa) that yields a leafy green vegetable similar to baby bok choy
rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc
produce / fresh fruits and vegetables / fresh aquatic food / fresh herbs
to include both meat and vegetables
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing
hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
seasonal vegetables
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled
to grow vegetables
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  *䕭* | 䕭* | *䕭
a kind of vegetable
dried vegetable
vegetable oil
pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up
vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:
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  *荤* | 荤* | *荤
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene
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  *酿* | 酿* | *酿
to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
rice with meat and vegetables
to extract oil from vegetables / to press
dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
seasonal vegetable
vegetable field / vegetable bed
greens / green vegetables
to pick the edible part of vegetables
incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables
very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
rice with meat and vegetables
fruit and vegetables
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
greens / vegetables / vegetable side dish
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  *芼* | 芼* | *芼
select / vegetables
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  *烩* | 烩* | *烩
to braise / to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
to blanch (thin slices of vegetables, fish etc)
leaf vegetable; leafy greens
clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup
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  *鲊* | 鲊* | *鲊
salted fish / dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments
vegetable shredder / grater
meat and vegetable
lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens
autumn vegetables
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  *茹* | 茹* | *茹
to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
vegetable filling
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  *荁* | 荁* | *荁
(vegetable) / Viola vaginata
peeler (e.g. for vegetables)
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  *蔬* | 蔬* | *蔬
vegetables
vegetable noodle dish
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  *蔌* | 蔌* | *蔌
(literary) vegetables
pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
vegetable field / vegetable bed
to extract (vegetable) oil; oil extraction
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
fresh vegetable
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  *菹* | 菹* | *菹
marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1]
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  *蕻* | 蕻* | *蕻
(literary) luxuriant; flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables
shredder / grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables)
vegetable and meat dishes; dish
chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut
vegetable field
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  *礤* | 礤* | *礤
shredder / grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables) / grindstone
vegetable fat
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  *虀* | 虀* | *虀
fragment / salted vegetables / spices
mixed vegetables
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  *炝* | 炝* | *炝
to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further
hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)


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