菜

dish; prepared food, vegetables

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noun Common #3,189
dish; prepared food A prepared item of food served as part of a meal; often counted with 道.
CH: 今天妈妈做了三道菜。
EN: Mom made three dishes today.

今天我妈妈做了很多菜。

My mom made a lot of dishes today.

把你们最好的菜给她上来

Bring her your finest dishes.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

你们这儿什么菜最有特色?

What dish is your specialty here?

菜挺丰富呢

What a great variety of dishes!

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

特别的菜

A special dish

— 美食总动员 (2007)

这个菜是怎么做的?

How is this dish made?

七月听说你要来特意加了几个菜

When I heard you were coming in July, I specially added a few dishes.

— SoulMate (2016)

多吃点菜

Eat some more vegetables.

— SoulMate (2016)

给菜给得挺多啊

They sure give you a lot of food.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

老板是不是又发明什么新菜了

Has the boss come up with another new dish?

— Deep Sea (2023)

今天妈妈做了很多菜。

Mom made a lot of dishes today.

来来…菜来了!

Come on, come on... the food's here!

— 海角七号 (2008)

我点了菜。

I ordered some food.

菜来了

The food is here.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

你看看这饭店菜做的不好吃

Just look at how badly this restaurant cooks.

— Deep Sea (2023)

吃饭的时候我吃口菜都得看他妈的脸色

When we're eating, I have to read his fucking expression before I can even take a bite.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

这菜不就是前卫了一点吗

Isn’t this dish just a little avant-garde?

— Deep Sea (2023)

特别的菜呢

Any special dishes?

— 美食总动员 (2007)

早饭的时候你最喜欢什么菜?

What dish do you like most for breakfast?

中国菜?

Chinese food?

— 女王旅途 (2014)

我不会英语,点不了菜

I don’t speak English, so I can’t order.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

要什么菜?

What dishes would you like?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

让我试试解吃完才解吧,菜冷了

Let me try. Let’s finish eating before we figure it out—the food’s getting cold.

— 美丽人生 (1997)

你点了什么菜?

What did you order?

— 智利说不 (2012)

那个菜太难了

That dish is too difficult.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

我很期待这些菜。

I'm really looking forward to these dishes.

厨师每天准备不同的菜。

The chef prepares different dishes every day.

不久,同样的服务员回来拿起菜。

Soon, the same waiter came back to clear the dishes.

菜来了啊

Here comes the food.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

他抱怨菜的味道不好。

He complained that the food tasted bad.

这可是老林的拿手菜

This is Old Lin's specialty dish.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

你都希望有人煮菜给你吃呀

You always want someone to cook for you, huh?

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

因为它菜做得太难吃!

Because their cooking is so awful!

— 色‧戒 (2007)

准备那么多菜你难得来一次没啥好菜

I made so many dishes since you hardly ever come over, but there aren’t any especially good ones.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

点了菜没有?

Have you ordered yet?

— 叶问 (2008)

你一定要尝尝这个菜

You absolutely have to try this dish.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

你们有什么菜?

What dishes do you have?

请吃点菜。

Please have some food.

菜怎么样?

How’s the food?

— 智利说不 (2012)

幸好她不是那种桌上还有菜就不肯谈生意的人。

Thankfully, she’s not the kind of person who refuses to discuss business while there’s still food on the table.

noun Rare #18,068
vegetables Vegetables as food, especially greens.
CH: 他不喜欢吃菜。
EN: He doesn’t like eating vegetables.

不买菜

Not buying groceries.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

吃菜

Eat your vegetables.

— 三峡好人 (2006)

吃菜。

Eat your vegetables.

你今天别走,在这里吃晚饭,我去买菜

Don’t leave today. Stay here for dinner—I’ll go buy some groceries.

— 花样年华 (2000)

你又不是不知道我讨厌吃菜

It's not like you don't know I hate eating vegetables.

— 妈咪 (2014)

那你田大菜收不多不是更糗?

Then if your field is big but you don’t harvest much, isn’t that even more embarrassing?

— 一一 (2000)

别放菜了

Don't add any more vegetables.

— 妈咪 (2014)

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