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 5

冬天喝点汤菜暖身。

Dōngtiān hē diǎn tāngcài nuǎn shēn.

In winter, have some soup dishes to warm up.

HSK 6

晚饭最后上一道汤菜。

Wǎnfàn zuìhòu shàng yídào tāngcài.

A soup dish is served last at dinner.

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