How to Say ‘Food’ in Simplified Chinese
菜
cài
[tseye]
💬 Usage Tip: 菜 often means a dish or cooked food on the menu, not just "vegetable." So 点菜 is "order dishes," and 这个菜 means "this dish."
Phrase Breakdown
菜
cài
[tseye]
dish; food; vegetable
Often means “dish” on a menu. Common words: 点菜 (order dishes), 这道菜 (this dish).
这道菜可以做成水煮的吗？
Can this dish be made boiled in spicy broth (shuǐzhǔ style)?
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