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How do you say "vegetables" in Chinese?
蔬菜
shū cài
In Chinese, "vegetables" is 蔬菜.
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Pronunciation
Say 'shoo TSY'. First syllable falls, second falls from high to low.
Writing and usage
The first character 蔬 has 14 strokes, the second 菜 has 11 strokes. Both contain plant radicals.
Example sentence
我每天吃蔬菜。
I eat vegetables every day.
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How to remember 蔬菜
Shū cài combines two plant-related characters to create the word for vegetables, China's term for fresh produce.
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- otter 水獭 shuǐ tǎ
- pigeon 鸽子 gē zi
- sardine 沙丁鱼 shā dīng yú
- turkey 火鸡 huǒ jī
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Questions about 蔬菜
How do you say "vegetables" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "vegetables" is 蔬菜. It is a noun.
How is 蔬菜 written in Chinese?
The first character 蔬 has 14 strokes, the second 菜 has 11 strokes. Both contain plant radicals.
How is 蔬菜 used in a sentence?
Use 蔬菜 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我每天吃蔬菜。 (I eat vegetables every day.).
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