国菜

國菜
guócài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 national dish
  2. 2 signature cuisine of a country

Examples

HSK 5
Běijīng kǎoyā bèi hěnduō rén shìwéi Zhōngguó de guócài.
Peking duck is regarded by many as China's national dish.
HSK 6
Yìdàlì de guócài zhīyī shì pīsà.
One of Italy's national dishes is pizza.

Tips

usage
Modeled on + noun the way 国花 (national flower), 国鸟 (national bird), 国酒 (national liquor) are formed. Note: China has no officially designated 国菜 - the term shows up mostly in tourism writing and online debate (Peking duck vs. mapo tofu vs. xiaolongbao).

Stroke Order

guó
cài