蔬菜 (shū cài) — vegetables | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

vegetables

Measure word · 种

蔬菜。
Mā ma měi tiān dōu huì mǎi xīn xiān de shū cài.
Mom buys fresh vegetables every day.
蔬菜。
Zhè zhǒng shū cài shì hé zuò shā lā.
This kind of vegetable is suitable for making salad.
蔬菜。
Duō chī shū cài duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù.
Eating more vegetables is good for your health.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

蔬shūvegetable

菜càivegetable

Both 蔬 and 菜 refer to edible plants, so together they name vegetables.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹疏蔬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹艹ǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

疏

Same sound today

蔬 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 疏, which shows how it is pronounced.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹采菜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

Same sound today

菜 has 艹 (grass/plants) on top and 采 below; the top part shows it is a plant, while 采 gives the sound.

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