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

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Character Breakdown

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

Word Info

Pinyinjù mǎi cài
Meaningsow thistle (a type of edible wild herb)
Characters3
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

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
4.

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
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.
去
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.