甘蓝菜

甘藍菜

gānláncài

noun

Measure Word

一颗甘蓝菜 kē

Meanings

1 cabbage
2 common cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

Characters

blue (here in the plant name)

Examples

妈妈用甘蓝菜做了一道凉拌菜。

Māma yòng gānláncài zuòle yī dào liángbàncài.

Mom made a cold dish using cabbage.

甘蓝菜富含维生素C。

Gānláncài fùhán wéishēngsù C.

Cabbage is rich in vitamin C.

Tips

usage

Synonyms vary by region: 卷心菜 (juǎnxīncài, lit. "rolled-heart vegetable") in northern China, 包菜 (bāocài) in central/south, 高丽菜 (gāolìcài) in Taiwan, 椰菜 (yēcài) in Cantonese. 甘蓝 is the formal/botanical term, with 甘蓝菜 a slightly more colloquial variant.

Stroke Order

甘 gān

蓝 lán

菜 cài