菜叶

菜葉

càiyè

noun #37,642

Measure Word

一片菜叶 piàn

Meanings

1 vegetable leaves
2 leaf of a leafy vegetable

Characters

vegetable; dish

Examples

HSK 5

兔子很爱吃新鲜的菜叶。

Tùzi hěn ài chī xīnxiān de càiyè.

Rabbits love eating fresh vegetable leaves.

HSK 7-9

请把外面的老菜叶剥掉。

Qǐng bǎ wàimiàn de lǎo càiyè bāo diào.

Please peel off the tough outer leaves.

Tips

usage

菜叶 specifically means the leafy part of vegetables - the bits you eat or strip off. For tree leaves use 树叶; for tea leaves use 茶叶. The 叶 suffix attaches to many leafy compounds.

Stroke Order

菜 cài

叶 yè