辣白菜

làbáicài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 kimchi (Chinese name for Korean 김치)
  2. 2 spicy pickled cabbage

Examples

HSK 5
Kǎoròu yīdìng yào pèi làbáicài cái gòu wèi.
Grilled meat really needs kimchi on the side to taste right.
HSK 6
Cháoxiānzú nǎinai zìjǐ zuò làbáicài.
The Korean-Chinese grandmother makes her own kimchi.

Tips

usage
The everyday Mandarin name for Korean kimchi. A direct transliteration 泡菜 (pàocài) is also used but refers more broadly to pickled vegetables. In Chinese-Korean (朝鲜族) regions of Northeast China the term 辣白菜 is the standard menu word.

Stroke Order

bái
cài