菜[cài]

名

1. vegetable; greens

♦ 种~ grow vegetables

2. (non-staple) food

♦ 上街买~ go to the market to buy food

3. dish; course

♦ 一道~ a course

♦ 川~ Sichuan dishes; Sichuan cuisine

♦ 做~ prepare the dishes; do the cooking

♦ 做四道~ prepare a four-course meal

4. (edible) wild herbs

♦ 吃糠咽~ barely keep alive on chaff and wild herbs