菜市场

菜市場

càishìchǎng

noun HSK 7 #34,365

Measure Word

一个菜市场 gè

Meanings

1 food market
2 wet market
3 produce market

Characters

vegetables; food

Examples

奶奶每天早上都去菜市场买菜。

Nǎinai měitiān zǎoshang dōu qù càishìchǎng mǎi cài.

Grandma goes to the food market every morning to buy groceries.

菜市场的蔬菜比超市的新鲜。

Càishìchǎng de shūcài bǐ chāoshì de xīnxiān.

The vegetables at the food market are fresher than at the supermarket.

这个菜市场已经有五十年的历史了。

Zhège càishìchǎng yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí nián de lìshǐ le.

This food market has a history of fifty years already.

Tips

culture

菜市场 (wet markets) remain central to daily life in China. They sell fresh produce, meat, seafood, and tofu, often at lower prices than supermarkets. Bargaining is common.

Stroke Order

菜 cài

市 shì

场 chǎng