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菜肴

菜肴 (cài yáo): Conjecture (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

菜肴 consists of 2 characters.

meat and fish dishes

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Word Info

Pinyincài yáo

MeaningConjecture

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word菜肴

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3.

How to Use 菜肴 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 菜肴 with other words naturally.

Subject + Adjectivewith丰富

cài菜

yáo肴

fēng丰

fù富

neutral

dishes are abundant

Measure Word + Nounwith道

yī一

dào道

cài菜

yáo肴

Verb + Objectwith烹饪

pēng烹

rèn饪

cài菜

yáo肴

Adjective + Nounwith美味

měi美

wèi味

cài菜

yáo肴

4.

Example Sentences with 菜肴

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

chī吃

měi美

wèi味

de的

neutral

a dish

neutral

cook dishes

neutral

delicious dishes

cài

菜

yáo肴

。

I like to eat delicious dishes.

guān关

yú于

tā他

de的

jì计

huà划

，

wài外

jiè界

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

gè各

zhǒng种

cài菜

yáo肴

。

Regarding his plans, the outside world is filled with various conjectures.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

yáo肴

de的

dú独

tè特

fēng风

wèi味

，

yuán源

yú于

chú厨

shī师

duì对

shí食

cái材

de的

jīng精

zhǔn准

bǎ把

wò握

。

The unique flavor of this dish stems from the chef's precise control over the ingredients.

nǐ你

duì对

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhāo招

pái牌

cài菜

yáo肴

yǒu有

shén什

me么

jù具

tǐ体

de的

píng评

jià价

ma吗

？

Do you have any specific comments on the signature dish of this restaurant?

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

cài菜

yáo肴

zhǒng种

lèi类

hěn很

duō多

，

yǒu有

zhōng中

cān餐

yě也

yǒu有

xī西

cān餐

。

This restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes, including both Chinese and Western cuisine.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

cháng尝

shì试

nà那

dào道

cài菜

yáo肴

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā他

duì对

hǎi海

xiān鲜

guò过

mǐn敏

。

He did not try that dish because he is allergic to seafood.

suī虽

rán然

shí食

cái材

pǔ普

tōng通

，

dàn但

jīng经

guò过

jīng精

xīn心

pēng烹

rèn饪

，

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

yáo肴

yī依

rán然

lìng令

rén人

jīng惊

yàn艳

。

Although the ingredients are ordinary, this dish is still stunning after careful cooking.

mā妈

mā妈

zuò做

de的

jiā家

cháng常

cài菜

yáo肴

zǒng总

shì是

ràng让

rén人

gǎn感

dào到

wēn温

nuǎn暖

huo和

mǎn满

zú足

。

The home-cooked dishes made by my mom always bring warmth and satisfaction.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

yán研

jiū究

yí一

xià下

xīn新

cài菜

pǔ谱

，

zuò做

jǐ几

dào道

ná拿

shǒu手

de的

cài菜

yáo肴

。

This weekend, I plan to study some new recipes and cook a few of my specialty dishes.

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