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How do you say "cabbage" in Chinese?
卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài
In Chinese, "cabbage" is 卷心菜.
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Pronunciation
Say 'jwan shin TSY'. Three syllables, first rises, second falls, third falls.
Writing and usage
These three characters total 20 strokes. 卷 (roll) has 8, 心 (heart) has 4, 菜 (vegetable) has 11.
Example sentence
卷心菜很便宜。
Cabbage is inexpensive.
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How to remember 卷心菜
Juǎn xīn cài literally means 'rolled heart vegetable' - describing how cabbage leaves roll around a central heart.
Related words
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- lemon 柠檬 níng méng
- peach 桃 táo
- pineapple 菠萝 bō luó
- pumpkin 南瓜 nán guā
- rice 米 mǐ
- seasoning 调味品 tiáo wèi pǐn
- soy sauce 酱油 jiàng yóu
- tomato 西红柿 xī hóng shì
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Questions about 卷心菜
How do you say "cabbage" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "cabbage" is 卷心菜. It is a noun.
How is 卷心菜 written in Chinese?
These three characters total 20 strokes. 卷 (roll) has 8, 心 (heart) has 4, 菜 (vegetable) has 11.
How is 卷心菜 used in a sentence?
Use 卷心菜 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 卷心菜很便宜。 (Cabbage is inexpensive.).
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