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蔬菜

shū cài

HSK 5

Meaning

  • vegetables

Definition

指可以做菜吃的草本植物,如白菜、萝卜、菠菜等,一般不包括粮食作物。

Refers to herbaceous plants that can be eaten as dishes, such as cabbage, radish, spinach, etc., generally excluding grain crops.

Usage

用于指代烹饪中使用的植物性食材,通常指可食用的草本植物部分,如叶、根、茎等。

Used to refer to plant-based ingredients in cooking, usually edible parts of herbaceous plants such as leaves, roots, stems, etc.

Examples

  • 1 多吃蔬菜有益健康。 (Eating more vegetables is good for health.)
  • 2 这道菜需要加入一些新鲜蔬菜。 (This dish needs some fresh vegetables.)
  • 3 蔬菜在超市的冷藏区出售。 (Vegetables are sold in the refrigerated section of the supermarket.)
  • 4 她每天都会买各种蔬菜来准备晚餐。 (She buys a variety of vegetables every day to prepare dinner.)
  • 5 蔬菜汤是冬季暖身的佳品。 (Vegetable soup is a great choice for warming up in winter.)
  • 6 园艺课上,我们学习如何种植蔬菜。 (In gardening class, we learn how to grow vegetables.)
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