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苣荬菜 (jù mǎi cài): Sow thistle (a type of edible wild herb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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苣荬菜 consists of 3 characters.

苣 • jù • kind of lettuce

jù苣

kind of lettuce

荬 • mǎi •

mǎi荬

Meaning pending

菜 • cài • vegetable • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

cài菜

vegetable

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Pinyinjù mǎi cài

Meaningsow thistle (a type of edible wild herb)

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Example Sentences with 苣荬菜

nǎi奶

nai奶

zài在

tián田

lǐ里

zhāi摘

le了

yī一

xiē些

jù苣

mǎi荬

cài菜

。

Grandma picked some sow thistle in the field.

jù苣

mǎi荬

cài菜

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

chūn春

tiān天

de的

shí时

hòu候

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

qù去

yě野

cài菜

，

kě可

yǐ以

liáng凉

bàn拌

chī吃

。

Sow thistle is a common wild herb that can be eaten in a cold salad.

yě野

wài外

cǎi采

zhāi摘

jù苣

mǎi荬

cài菜

lái来

zhì制

zuò作

yào药

shàn膳

。

In spring, many people go to the wild to pick sow thistle to make medicinal dishes.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 苣荬菜.

Words with 苣

苣蕒jùmǎisow thistle (alternative name)
莴苣wō jùlettuce

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
主菜zhǔ càimain course; main dish
做菜zuò càito cook (dishes)
剩菜shèng càileftovers (food)
咸菜xián càipickled vegetables