主菜 (zhǔ cài): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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主菜
主菜 (zhǔ cài): Main course (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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主 • zhǔ • master, host, main, primary
zhǔ
主
master, host, main, primary
菜 • cài • vegetable • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
cài
菜
vegetable
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 主菜.
Words with
主
主要
zhǔ yào
mainly
主意
zhǔ yi
idea
主人
zhǔ rén
owner
主任
zhǔ rèn
director
主动
zhǔ dòng
take the initiative
主席
zhǔ xí
chairperson
主张
zhǔ zhāng
claim; assertionl; proposal
主持
zhǔ chí
take charge of; manage; direct
Words with
菜
菜单
cài dān
menu
蔬菜
shū cài
vegetables
菜肴
cài yáo
Conjecture
小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yī dié
a piece of cake
做菜
zuò cài
to cook (dishes)
剩菜
shèng cài
leftovers (food)
咸菜
xián cài
pickled vegetables
小菜
xiǎo cài
side dish; small dish; easy task
4.
Example Sentences with 主菜
Jīn
今
wǎn
晚
de
的
zhǔ
主
cài
菜
shì
是
hóng
红
shāo
烧
yú
鱼
。
Tonight's main course is braised fish.
Fú
服
wù
务
yuán
员
xiān
先
shàng
上
le
了
tāng
汤
，
rán
然
hòu
Zhè
这
jiā
家
cān
餐
tīng
厅
de
的
zhǔ
主
cài
菜
fèn
分
liàng
量
后
cái
才
duān
端
shàng
上
zhǔ
主
cài
菜
。
The waiter served the soup first, then brought the main course.
hěn
很
dà
大
，
liǎng
两
gè
个
rén
人
chī
吃
yī
一
fèn
份
jiù
就
gòu
够
le
了
。
The main dishes at this restaurant are large portions; one serving is enough for two people.
