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Stir-fried spinach and ground pork(1)
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清炒菠菜

qīngchǎo bōcài
Also on menus as 炒菠菜
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘清炒菠菜 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 stir-fried spinach

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 热菜 Hot dish

Spinach stir-fried quickly with oil, salt and a little garlic, with no sauce or meat. Soft, plain and slightly earthy, with some juice on the plate.

Examples

HSK 7-9
清炒菠菜只放油、盐和一点儿蒜。
Qīngchǎo bōcài zhǐ fàng yóu, yán hé yìdiǎnr suàn.
Stir-fried spinach takes only oil, salt and a little garlic.
HSK 7-9
这一大把菠菜只够做一小盘清炒菠菜。
Zhè yí dà bǎ bōcài zhǐ gòu zuò yì xiǎo pán qīngchǎo bōcài.
This big bunch of spinach only makes one small plate of stir-fried spinach.

Tips

usage
清炒 means stir-fried plain: oil, salt, perhaps garlic, and no sauce or meat. Menus use it mostly for green vegetables.

Stroke Order

清 qīng
炒 chǎo
菠 bō
菜 cài