汤菜

湯菜

tāngcài

noun

Measure Word

一道汤菜 dào

Meanings

1 soup dish
2 soup course (in a meal)
3 vegetables cooked in broth

Characters

dish, vegetable

Examples

HSK 6

晚饭最后上一道汤菜。

Wǎnfàn zuìhòu shàng yídào tāngcài.

A soup dish is served last at dinner.

HSK 6

冬天喝点汤菜暖身。

Dōngtiān hē diǎn tāngcài nuǎn shēn.

In winter, have some soup dishes to warm up.

Tips

culture

Northerners often serve 汤菜 at the end of the meal 'to wash down the food'; southerners, especially Cantonese, drink soup (喝汤) before the main courses to 'open the stomach' (开胃).

Stroke Order

汤 tāng

菜 cài