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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
菜 cài	菜 \| 菜* \| *菜	vegetable; greens (CL:棵) / dish (of food) (CL:樣｜样,道,盤｜盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type	HSK 1


菜單 càidān	菜單 \| 菜單* \| *菜單	menu / CL: 份, 張｜张	菜单 HSK 2


白菜 báicài	白菜 \| 白菜* \| *白菜	Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) / sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL: 棵, 個｜个	HSK 3


蔬菜 shūcài	蔬菜 \| 蔬菜* \| *蔬菜	vegetables / CL: 種｜种	HSK 5


菜市場 càishìchǎng	菜市場 \| 菜市場* \| *菜市場	food market	菜市场 HSK 7-9


鹹菜 xiáncài	鹹菜 \| 鹹菜* \| *鹹菜	salted vegetables / pickles	咸菜


菜雞 càijī	菜雞 \| 菜雞* \| *菜雞	(slang) total noob	菜鸡


A菜 A cài	A菜 \| A菜* \| *A菜	(Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])


菜花 càihuā	菜花 \| 菜花* \| *菜花	cauliflower / gonorrhea


粵菜 Yuècài	粵菜 \| 粵菜* \| *粵菜	Cantonese cuisine	粤菜


菜脯 càifǔ	菜脯 \| 菜脯* \| *菜脯	dried, pickled white radish


格蘭菜 géláncài	格蘭菜 \| 格蘭菜* \| *格蘭菜	see 芥藍｜芥蓝	格兰菜


菠菜 bōcài	菠菜 \| 菠菜* \| *菠菜	spinach (CL:棵) / (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩)


韓國泡菜 Hánguópàocài	韓國泡菜 \| 韓國泡菜* \| *韓國泡菜	kimchi	韩国泡菜


皇帝菜 huángdìcài	皇帝菜 \| 皇帝菜* \| *皇帝菜	see 茼蒿


綠菜花 lǜcàihuā	綠菜花 \| 綠菜花* \| *綠菜花	broccoli	绿菜花


凝花菜 nínghuācài	凝花菜 \| 凝花菜* \| *凝花菜	gelidiella, tropical and subtropical red algae


種菜 zhòngcài	種菜 \| 種菜* \| *種菜	to grow vegetables	种菜


配菜 pèicài	配菜 \| 配菜* \| *配菜	side dish


牛皮菜 niúpícài	牛皮菜 \| 牛皮菜* \| *牛皮菜	chard (Beta vulgaris)


韭菜花 jiǔcàihuā	韭菜花 \| 韭菜花* \| *韭菜花	chives (Allium tuberosum)


菜式 càishì	菜式 \| 菜式* \| *菜式	dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)


香菜葉 xiāngcàiyè	香菜葉 \| 香菜葉* \| *香菜葉	coriander leaf	香菜叶


卷心菜 juǎnxīncài	卷心菜 \| 卷心菜* \| *卷心菜	cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) (CL:棵)


泡菜國 Pàocàiguó	泡菜國 \| 泡菜國* \| *泡菜國	(slang) South Korea	泡菜国


點菜 diǎncài	點菜 \| 點菜* \| *點菜	to order dishes (in a restaurant)	点菜


家常菜 jiāchángcài	家常菜 \| 家常菜* \| *家常菜	home cooking


酒菜 jiǔcài	酒菜 \| 酒菜* \| *酒菜	food and drink / food to accompany wine


高麗菜 gāolícài	高麗菜 \| 高麗菜* \| *高麗菜	cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) (CL:顆｜颗,個｜个) / Taiwan pr. [gao1li4cai4]	高丽菜


包心菜 bāoxīncài	包心菜 \| 包心菜* \| *包心菜	cabbage


泡菜 pàocài	泡菜 \| 泡菜* \| *泡菜	pickled cabbage


紫菜苔 zǐcàitái	紫菜苔 \| 紫菜苔* \| *紫菜苔	variant of 紫菜薹


預製菜 yùzhìcài	預製菜 \| 預製菜* \| *預製菜	ready-made meal	预制菜


菜色 càisè	菜色 \| 菜色* \| *菜色	dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition)


菜豆 càidòu	菜豆 \| 菜豆* \| *菜豆	kidney bean


生菜 shēngcài	生菜 \| 生菜* \| *生菜	lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens


髮菜 fàcài	髮菜 \| 髮菜* \| *髮菜	long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae / also called faat choy or hair moss	发菜


紫菜 zǐcài	紫菜 \| 紫菜* \| *紫菜	edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori


飯菜 fàncài	飯菜 \| 飯菜* \| *飯菜	food	饭菜


買菜 mǎicài	買菜 \| 買菜* \| *買菜	to buy groceries	买菜


主菜 zhǔcài	主菜 \| 主菜* \| *主菜	main course


做菜 zuòcài	做菜 \| 做菜* \| *做菜	to cook / cooking


炒菜 chǎocài	炒菜 \| 炒菜* \| *炒菜	to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish


菜刀 càidāo	菜刀 \| 菜刀* \| *菜刀	vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL: 把


冷菜 lěngcài	冷菜 \| 冷菜* \| *冷菜	cold dish / cold food


小菜 xiǎocài	小菜 \| 小菜* \| *小菜	appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟


中國菜 Zhōngguócài	中國菜 \| 中國菜* \| *中國菜	Chinese cuisine	中国菜


大白菜 dàbáicài	大白菜 \| 大白菜* \| *大白菜	Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) / CL: 棵


菜頭 càitóu	菜頭 \| 菜頭* \| *菜頭	(Tw) radish, esp. white radish 白蘿蔔｜白萝卜 / CL: 根	菜头


蓋菜 gàicài	蓋菜 \| 蓋菜* \| *蓋菜	leaf mustard	盖菜


菜園 càiyuán	菜園 \| 菜園* \| *菜園	vegetable garden	菜园


青菜 qīngcài	青菜 \| 青菜* \| *青菜	green vegetables / Chinese cabbage


菜籃子 càilánzi	菜籃子 \| 菜籃子* \| *菜籃子	vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply	菜篮子


上菜 shàngcài	上菜 \| 上菜* \| *上菜	to serve food


空心菜 kōngxīncài	空心菜 \| 空心菜* \| *空心菜	see 蕹菜


豆芽菜 dòuyácài	豆芽菜 \| 豆芽菜* \| *豆芽菜	bean sprouts


招牌菜 zhāopáicài	招牌菜 \| 招牌菜* \| *招牌菜	signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish


剩菜 shèngcài	剩菜 \| 剩菜* \| *剩菜	leftovers (food)


莧菜 xiàncài	莧菜 \| 莧菜* \| *莧菜	amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)	苋菜


切菜板 qiēcàibǎn	切菜板 \| 切菜板* \| *切菜板	cutting board; chopping board


菜場 càichǎng	菜場 \| 菜場* \| *菜場	food market	菜场


黃花菜 huánghuācài	黃花菜 \| 黃花菜* \| *黃花菜	citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni); golden needles (its edible flower)	黄花菜


甜菜 tiáncài	甜菜 \| 甜菜* \| *甜菜	(sugar) beet / (US) beet; (UK) beetroot


菜單欄 càidānlán	菜單欄 \| 菜單欄* \| *菜單欄	menu bar (computing)	菜单栏


素菜 sùcài	素菜 \| 素菜* \| *素菜	vegetable dish


薺菜 jìcài	薺菜 \| 薺菜* \| *薺菜	shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)	荠菜


乾菜 gāncài	乾菜 \| 乾菜* \| *乾菜	dried vegetable	干菜


裙帶菜 qúndàicài	裙帶菜 \| 裙帶菜* \| *裙帶菜	wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible seaweed	裙带菜


擇菜 zháicài	擇菜 \| 擇菜* \| *擇菜	to pick the edible part of vegetables	择菜


金針菜 jīnzhēncài	金針菜 \| 金針菜* \| *金針菜	day lily (Hemerocallis), used in Chinese medicine and cuisine	金针菜


甘藍菜 gānláncài	甘藍菜 \| 甘藍菜* \| *甘藍菜	cabbage	甘蓝菜


蕹菜 wèngcài	蕹菜 \| 蕹菜* \| *蕹菜	water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany)


芥菜 jiècài	芥菜 \| 芥菜* \| *芥菜	leaf mustard (Brassica juncea) / also pr. [gai4cai4]


菜包子 càibāozi	菜包子 \| 菜包子* \| *菜包子	steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing


龍鬚菜 lóngxūcài	龍鬚菜 \| 龍鬚菜* \| *龍鬚菜	asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜	龙须菜


香菜 xiāngcài	香菜 \| 香菜* \| *香菜	coriander / cilantro / Coriandrum sativum


椰菜 yēcài	椰菜 \| 椰菜* \| *椰菜	cabbage; broccoli; cauliflower


拿手菜 náshǒucài	拿手菜 \| 拿手菜* \| *拿手菜	specialty (dish)


豆瓣菜 dòubàncài	豆瓣菜 \| 豆瓣菜* \| *豆瓣菜	watercress (Nasturtium officinale)


荇菜 xìngcài	荇菜 \| 荇菜* \| *荇菜	yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)


小白菜 xiǎobáicài	小白菜 \| 小白菜* \| *小白菜	bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) / CL: 棵


野菜 yěcài	野菜 \| 野菜* \| *野菜	wild herb / potherb


川菜 Chuāncài	川菜 \| 川菜* \| *川菜	Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine


紫菜屬 zǐcàishǔ	紫菜屬 \| 紫菜屬* \| *紫菜屬	Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)	紫菜属


菜心 càixīn	菜心 \| 菜心* \| *菜心	choy sum / Chinese flowering cabbage / stem of any Chinese cabbage


菜圃 càipǔ	菜圃 \| 菜圃* \| *菜圃	vegetable field / vegetable bed


燒菜 shāocài	燒菜 \| 燒菜* \| *燒菜	to cook	烧菜


殼菜 qiàocài	殼菜 \| 殼菜* \| *殼菜	mussels (as food)	壳菜


油菜 yóucài	油菜 \| 油菜* \| *油菜	oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens; leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy


圓白菜 yuánbáicài	圓白菜 \| 圓白菜* \| *圓白菜	round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)	圆白菜


葷菜 hūncài	葷菜 \| 葷菜* \| *葷菜	non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)	荤菜


烏塌菜 wūtācài	烏塌菜 \| 烏塌菜* \| *烏塌菜	rosette bok choy (Brassica rapa var. rosularis)	乌塌菜


花菜 huācài	花菜 \| 花菜* \| *花菜	cauliflower


滷菜 lǔcài	滷菜 \| 滷菜* \| *滷菜	pot-stewed dish	卤菜


榨菜 zhàcài	榨菜 \| 榨菜* \| *榨菜	hot pickled mustard tuber


寶塔菜 bǎotǎcài	寶塔菜 \| 寶塔菜* \| *寶塔菜	Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis), perennial plant with an edible rhizome	宝塔菜


蕨菜 juécài	蕨菜 \| 蕨菜* \| *蕨菜	edible fern fronds (fiddleheads), esp. bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum)


堇菜 jǐncài	堇菜 \| 堇菜* \| *堇菜	violet (botany)


菜瓜 càiguā	菜瓜 \| 菜瓜* \| *菜瓜	snake melon / loofah


芹菜 qíncài	芹菜 \| 芹菜* \| *芹菜	celery (Apium graveolens)

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