芥菜

jiècài
noun #37,657

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)
  2. 2 mustard greens

Examples

HSK 6
Guǎngdōng rén xǐhuān yòng jiècài zhǔ tāng.
Cantonese people like to make soup with leaf mustard.
HSK 7-9
Yān jiècài kěyǐ zuò zhàcài.
Pickled mustard greens can be made into 'zhacai' preserved vegetables.

Tips

culture
Brassica juncea is the parent species behind several Chinese staples: 雪里红 (pickled greens), 榨菜 (the famous preserved-mustard side dish from Sichuan), and 大头菜 (root mustard). Pinyin can also be gàicài in some southern speech.

Stroke Order

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cài