Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: cai4
Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˋ
English Meaning: 1. dish, meal, cuisine 2. vegetables 3. (informal) one's type 4. (of one's skills etc) weak, poor
German Meaning: Gemüse, Speise, Essen
Spanish Meaning: verduras, el alimento
Classifier: (dao4) or (pan2)

Example Sentences:

這道菜是誰煮的?很好吃。
这道菜是谁煮的?很好吃。
zhe4 dao4 cai4 shi4 shei2 zhu3 de5? hen3 hao3 chi1.
Who prepared this dish? It's delicious.
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這道菜燒焦了!
这道菜烧焦了!
zhe4 dao4 cai4 shao1 jiao1 le5!
This dish is burnt!
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你吃過墨西哥菜嗎?
你吃过墨西哥菜吗?
ni3 chi1 guo4 mo4 xi1 ge1 cai4 ma5?
Have you ever tried Mexican dishes?
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菜很多,請您多吃一點。
菜很多,请您多吃一点。
cai4 hen3 duo1, qing3 nin2 duo1 chi1 yi4 dian3.
There are plenty of dishes, please eat some more.
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這道菜的味道不怎麼樣。
这道菜的味道不怎么样。
zhe4 dao4 cai4 de5 wei4 dao4 bu4 zen3 me5 yang4.
This dish doesn't taste that great.
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燉豆土司這道菜在英格蘭很受歡迎。
炖豆土司这道菜在英格兰很受欢迎。
dun4 dou4 tu3 si1 zhe4 dao4 cai4 zai4 ying1 ge2 lan2 hen3 shou4 huan1 ying2.
Beans on toast is a popular dish in England.
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這道菜辣不辣?
这道菜辣不辣?
zhe4 dao4 cai4 la4 bu2 la4?
Is this dish spicy?
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