菜肴 càiyáo vegetable and meat dishes
vegetable and meat dishes; dish
How to remember 菜肴: 菜 dish + 肴 dressed meat = vegetable and meat dishes.
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How it is used
- Cooked dishes (of a meal) - 一桌丰盛的菜肴 (yì zhuō fēngshèng de càiyáo) a table laden with dishes.
- A somewhat formal collective term for prepared dishes, especially a spread; more elevated than 菜 (cài).
- Register: writing about food, banquets, cuisine.
Example sentences
- 我肯定你会喜欢我们今晚的菜肴。 Wǒ kěndìng nǐ huì xǐhuān wǒmen jīnwǎn de càiyáo.I'm sure you'll love what we have on the menu tonight.