烩菜

燴菜
huìcài
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mixed stew
  2. 2 northern one-pot braise

Examples

HSK 5
Dōngtiān zuì nuǎn de jiùshì yì pén dà huìcài.
The warmest thing in winter is a big basin of mixed stew.
HSK 7-9
Māma bǎ shèngcài tǒngtǒng zuòchéng le huìcài.
Mum turned all the leftovers into a mixed stew.

Tips

culture
A family of one-pot braises from north China (especially Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and the northeast) - pork belly, cabbage, potato, tofu puffs, vermicelli and meatballs stewed together in a rich broth. Known as 大烩菜 when scaled up for banquets or weddings.
grammar
The verb means "to braise together" and takes many objects: 烩饭 "stewed rice", 烩面 "stewed noodles (Henan speciality)".

Stroke Order

huì
cài