切菜 (qiēcài): to chop vegetables

Meanings

1 to chop vegetables
2 to cut vegetables

Characters

切

Examples

切菜的时候小心手。

Qiēcài de shíhou xiǎoxīn shǒu.

Be careful with your hands when chopping vegetables.

他切菜切得又快又均匀。

Tā qiēcài qiē de yòu kuài yòu jūnyún.

He chops vegetables quickly and evenly.

Tips

usage

切 has two readings: qiē 'to cut' (verb) and qiè 'close to, anxious' (as in 亲切, 迫切). For chopping, always qiē. The Chinese chef's knife is 菜刀 (càidāo).

Stroke Order

切 qiē

菜 cài

Related Words

切末 qiēmò

to mince (cut into tiny bits) / to chop finely

切断 qiēduàn HSK 7 #3,578

to cut off; to sever / to disconnect

切 qiē HSK 4 #1,617

to cut; to slice / close to; eager (qiè) / all; every (qiè)

切开 qiēkāi #6,307

to cut open / to slice open

切割 qiēgē HSK 7 #11,603

to cut; to sever / to cut apart (with a tool)

剪切 jiǎnqiē #31,256

to cut (in 'cut and paste') / to cut with scissors / to shear

择菜 zháicài

to pick the edible parts of vegetables / to trim vegetables (remove bad leaves, roots, etc.)

切蛋糕 qiēdàngāo

to cut the cake

切歌 qiēgē

to skip a song (at KTV or on a playlist) / to cut the current song

切条 qiētiáo

to cut into strips