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白菜

báicài
noun HSK 3 #23,622

Measure Word

一棵白菜 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 Chinese cabbage
  2. 2 napa cabbage

Examples

我想买两棵白菜。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng kē báicài.
I want to buy two cabbages.
白菜炖豆腐是东北名菜。
Báicài dùn dòufu shì dōngběi míngcài.
Stewed cabbage with tofu is a famous Northeast Chinese dish.
冬天的白菜特别甜。
Dōngtiān de báicài tèbié tián.
Winter cabbage is especially sweet.

Tips

culture
白菜价 (báicài jià) means 'cabbage price' — used to describe something very cheap, since cabbage is one of the cheapest vegetables in China.
usage
In northern China, families traditionally stockpile 白菜 (bái cài) for winter, a practice called 冬储大白菜.

Stroke Order

白 bái
菜 cài