How to say "dish" in Chinese
菜
càidishPart of speech: Nouns
"dish" in Chinese is 菜 — pronounced cài.
In a sentence
- 这个菜很甜，你喜欢吗？Zhège cài hěn tián, nǐ xǐhuan ma?This dish is very sweet — do you like it?
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Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 菜 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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