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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 (literally 'cabbage price') is 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 for winter, a practice called 冬储大白菜.

Stroke Order

白 bái
菜 cài