菜汤

菜湯

càitāng

noun #34,777

Measure Word

一碗菜汤 wǎn

Meanings

1 vegetable soup
2 broth made with vegetables

Characters

vegetable; dish

Examples

妈妈煮了一锅菜汤。

Māma zhǔle yī guō càitāng.

Mom cooked a pot of vegetable soup.

天冷的时候喝碗菜汤很舒服。

Tiān lěng de shíhou hē wǎn càitāng hěn shūfu.

Drinking a bowl of vegetable soup is comforting when it is cold.

Tips

memory

菜 (vegetable) + 汤 (soup) = literally 'vegetable soup'. Pair with 鸡汤 jītāng (chicken soup) or 排骨汤 páigǔtāng (pork rib soup) to remember the 汤-suffix pattern for soups.

Stroke Order

菜 cài

汤 tāng