How to Say ‘I don't eat coriander’ in Simplified Chinese
我不吃香菜
wǒ bù chī xiāng cài
[wo bù chī xiāngcài]
💬 Usage Tip: 不吃 means "don't eat" as a habit or preference, not just right now. Swap in 我不吃辣 "I don't eat spicy food" or 我不吃肉 "I don't eat meat".
Phrase Breakdown
我不吃
wǒ bù chī
I don't eat
不 (bù) means 'not'. It keeps its fourth tone before the first-tone 吃: wǒ bù chī.
我不吃肉。
I don't eat meat.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
吃
chī
[chī]
to eat
Basic verb for eating food.
我们去吃火锅吧。
Let's go eat hotpot.
香菜
xiāng cài
[xiāngcài]
cilantro; coriander
A strong-smelling green herb used as a garnish in Chinese food.
请不要放香菜。
Please don't add cilantro.
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