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家常菜

jiāchángcài
noun #26,473

Measure Word

一道家常菜 dào

Meanings

  1. 1 home cooking
  2. 2 everyday home dishes
  3. 3 homestyle food

Examples

HSK 2
她最喜欢吃妈妈做的家常菜。
Tā zuì xǐhuan chī māma zuò de jiāchángcài.
She loves the home-cooked dishes her mother makes most.
HSK 6
这家餐厅主打家常菜，价格实惠。
Zhè jiā cāntīng zhǔ dǎ jiāchángcài, jiàgé shíhuì.
This restaurant specializes in homestyle cooking at affordable prices.
HSK 7-9
简简单单的家常菜往往最让人怀念。
Jiǎnjiǎndāndan de jiāchángcài wǎngwǎng zuì ràng rén huáiniàn.
Simple home-cooked dishes are often what people miss the most.

Tips

memory
家 = home, 常 = ordinary/everyday, 菜 = dish/vegetable. So 家常菜 is literally 'home's everyday dishes' - the unpretentious food of family life.

Stroke Order

家 jiā
常 cháng
菜 cài