小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yì dié): A piece of cake (noun/phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L1

xiǎo小

small

HSK 3.0 · L1

cài菜

vegetable

HSK 3.0 · L1

yì一

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

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dié碟

small plate or dish

4.

How to Use 小菜一碟 in Sentences

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

5.

Example Sentences with 小菜一碟

zhè这

ge个

shù数

xué学

tí题

duì对

wǒ我

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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

一起

yì qǐ

together

第一dì yīfirstly

一共yī gòngaltogether

一定yī dìngdefinitely

4.

How to Use 小菜一碟 in Sentences

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

5.

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.

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

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?

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 小菜一碟

Character Breakdown

How to Use 小菜一碟 in Sentences

Example Sentences with 小菜一碟

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How to Use 小菜一碟 in Sentences

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