菜
cài
dish; course (food)
Every meaning
cài
- dish; course (food)
- vegetable
- (coll.) bad at something; noob
In a sentence
这家店的菜很好吃。
The food at this restaurant is delicious.
我打游戏太菜了。
I'm really bad at video games.
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In the Library
菜要冷了！
桌子上有很多菜。
我不太喜欢 · How to say I like and I don't like in Chinese · HSK 1
菜太多了，不知道吃什么？
Words with 菜
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).