菜肴

菜餚
càiyáo
noun #28,826

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dish
  2. 2 cooked food
  3. 3 vegetable and meat dishes

Examples

Yànxí shàng bǎimǎn le gèshì gèyàng de càiyáo.
The banquet table was filled with all kinds of dishes.
Tā shàncháng pēngrèn gèzhǒng Zhōngguó chuántǒng càiyáo.
She is skilled at cooking a variety of traditional Chinese dishes.

Tips

register
菜肴 is slightly more formal and literary than the everyday (cài). It is commonly used in menus, formal dining contexts, and written descriptions of food.

Stroke Order

cài
yáo