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How to Say ‘New spring dishes’ in Simplified Chinese

春季新菜

chūn jì xīn cài

[chūnjì sheen cài]

🇨🇳 In China: Chinese restaurants often rotate seasonal dishes, built around ingredients like spring bamboo shoots or wild greens. Staff are usually glad to recommend them.

Phrase Breakdown

春季

chūn jì

[chūnjì]

spring season

The season of spring, a slightly formal word.

Example

春季天气很舒服。

The weather in spring is very comfortable.

新

xīn

[sheen]

new

something fresh, recent, or not old

Example

公司总是需要新的想法。

A company always needs new ideas.

菜

cài

[cài]

dish

A prepared dish of food served at a meal.

Example

这个菜很辣。

This dish is very spicy.

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