加菜

jiācài

verb

Meanings

1 to order more dishes
2 to add an extra dish

Characters

Examples

感觉菜不够吃，我们再加菜吧。

Gǎnjué cài bùgòu chī, wǒmen zài jiācài ba.

Doesn't feel like enough food — let's order more.

今天你生日，妈妈给你加了几个菜。

Jīntiān nǐ shēngrì, māma gěi nǐ jiā le jǐ ge cài.

It's your birthday today, so Mom added a few extra dishes for you.

Tips

usage

Restaurant essentials: 加菜 (order more), 退菜 (cancel/return a dish), 上菜 (serve a dish), 催菜 (ask the kitchen to hurry).

culture

In home cooking, 加菜 also means 'cook something extra tonight' — a sweet way a parent signals a special occasion: 今天给你加两个菜 'I cooked two extra dishes for you today.'

Stroke Order

加 jiā

菜 cài