小菜 (xiǎo cài) — (noun) pickled vegetables; side dish (often served with rice); (noun) common dish of meat, fish, or vegetables (served alongside staple food); (noun, colloquial) easy task; something simple
Definition
Literally 'small dishes' — the everyday side dishes or pickles served with rice or congee, and by extension, colloquially, anything 'a piece of cake' (easy task).
noun
pickled vegetablesside dish (often served with rice)common dish of meatfishor vegetables (served alongside staple food)(noun, colloquial) easy tasksomething simple
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 小菜。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu chī yì wǎn zhōu pèi yì dié xiǎo cài.He eats a bowl of congee with a dish of pickled vegetables every morning.
- 小菜，。Jīn tiān de wǔ fàn yǒu sì gè xiǎo cài, yí gè tāng.Today's lunch has four side dishes and one soup.
- 小菜，。Zhè ge biān chéng tí duì tā lái shuō jiù shì xiǎo cài, shí fēn zhōng jiù xiě wán le.This programming problem was a piece of cake for him; he finished writing it in ten minutes.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.