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主菜 (zhǔ cài): Main course (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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主菜 consists of 2 characters.

主 • zhǔ • master, host, main, primary

zhǔ主

master, host, main, primary

菜 • cài • vegetable • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

cài菜

vegetable

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Pinyinzhǔ cài

Meaningmain course; main dish

Characters2

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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后

Zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhǔ主

cài菜

fèn分

liàng量

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.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 主菜.

Words with 主

主要zhǔ yàomainly
主意zhǔ yiidea
主人zhǔ rénowner
主任zhǔ rèndirector
主动zhǔ dòngtake the initiative
主席zhǔ xíchairperson
主张zhǔ zhāngclaim; assertionl; proposal
主持zhǔ chítake charge of; manage; direct

Words with 菜

菜单cài dānmenu
蔬菜shū càivegetables
菜肴cài yáoConjecture
小菜一碟xiǎo cài yī diéa piece of cake
做菜

zuò cài

to cook (dishes)

剩菜shèng càileftovers (food)

咸菜xián càipickled vegetables

小菜xiǎo càiside dish; small dish; easy task