菜 (cài) – Word of the Day | Toronto Chinese Academy
Discover the Mandarin word “菜 (cài)” — meaning vegetable, dish, or cuisine. Includes pinyin, English definition, useful example sentences, and easily confused characters.
Simplified： 菜
Pinyin： cài
Traditional： 菜
vegetable
dish (a prepared course of food)
cuisine, style of cooking
Examples:
1,
我最喜欢吃中国菜。
I like eating Chinese food the most.
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2,
今天的菜真好吃。
Today’s dishes are really delicious.
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3,
妈妈去市场买菜。
Mom went to the market to buy vegetables.
Visually Similar / Easily Confused Characters
At Toronto Chinese Academy, we help learners master everyday words like “菜”, providing meanings, pinyin, examples, and commonly confused characters for clear understanding.