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小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yī dié): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yī dié): A piece of cake — Meaning & Stroke Order

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小菜一碟 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

small plate or dish

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 小菜一碟.

Words with 小

小姐xiǎo jiěHSK 1
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
小吃xiǎo chīHSK 4
小说xiǎo shuōHSK 4
小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziHSK 4
从小cóng xiǎo
大小dà xiǎo

Words with 菜

菜单cài dānHSK 3
湘菜xiāng cài
白菜bái cài
粤菜yuè cài
芥菜jiè cài
菜肴cài yáo
蔬菜shū cài
薇菜wēi cài

Words with 一

一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3
一样yī yàngHSK 3
一直

Words with 碟

光碟guāng dié
飞碟fēi dié

yī zhí

HSK 3

How to Use 小菜一碟 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 小菜一碟 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith事

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

de的

shì事

neutral

a piece-of-cake matter

Idiom + Particlewith而已

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

ér而

yǐ已

Adverb + Verb Phrasewith真是

zhēn真

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

Verb + Objectwith觉得

jué觉

de得

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

Example Sentences with 小菜一碟

zhè这

ge个

shù数

xué学

tí题

duì对

wǒ我

informal

Spoken

just a piece of cake

informal

Spoken

really a piece of cake

informal

Spoken

think it's a piece of cake

lái

来

shuō说

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yī一

dié碟

。

This math problem is a piece of cake for me.

zǔ组

zhī织

yì一

chǎng场

xiǎo小

xíng型

jù聚

huì会

，

duì对

tā他

lái来

shuō说

jiǎn简

zhí直

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

。

Organizing a small gathering is a piece of cake for him.

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

yán严

jùn峻

de的

shì市

chǎng场

huán环

jìng境

xià下

，

shí实

xiàn现

yíng盈

lì利

jué绝

fēi非

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

。

Achieving profitability in such a harsh market environment is by no means a piece of cake.

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xiū修

lǐ理

zì自

xíng行

chē车

duì对

tā他

lái来

shuō说

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yī一

dié碟

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā他

bà爸

bà爸

jiào教

guò过

tā他

。

Fixing a bicycle is a piece of cake for him because his dad taught him.

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhè这

xiē些

fù复

zá杂

de

suī虽

rán然

tā她

jīng精

tōng通

biān编

chéng程

，

dàn但

tiáo

suī虽

rán然

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

hěn

jīng精

tōng通

duō多

guó国

yǔ语

yán言

bìng并

shú熟

liàn练

yùn

的

fǎ法

lǜ律

wén文

jiàn件

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

ma吗

？

Do you think handling these complex legal documents is a piece of cake?

调

shì试

zhè这

ge个

xì系

tǒng统

kě可

bú不

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

。

Although she is proficient in programming, debugging this system is not a piece of cake.

很

fù复

zá杂

，

dàn但

duì对

yú于

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

de的

tuán团

duì队

lái来

shuō说

，

wán完

chéng成

tā它

zhǐ只

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yī一

dié碟

。

Although this project looks complicated, completing it is just a piece of cake for the experienced team.

运

yòng用

，

duì对

tā他

ér而

yán言

zǎo早

yǐ已

shì是

xiǎo小

cài菜

yì一

dié碟

。

Mastering multiple languages and using them proficiently has long been a piece of cake for him.