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cài

菜càicài
dish
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese

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晚饭Wǎnfàn　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　吃chī　菜cài、　鱼yú　和hé　水果shuǐguǒ，　比如bǐrú　苹果píngguǒ。Wǎnfàn wǒmen chángcháng chī cài, yú hé shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.
For dinner we often eat dishes, fish, and fruit, such as apples.
这Zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　鱼yú　和hé　菜cài　都dōu　很hěn　新鲜xīnxiān。Zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　跟gēn　超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　蔬菜shūcài　一样yíyàng　新鲜xīnxiān。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　很hěn　好吃hǎochī。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn hǎochī.
The dishes at this restaurant are delicious.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　太tài　好吃hǎochī　了le，　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　很hěn　饱bǎo　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　继续jìxù　吃下去chīxiàqù。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
今jīn天tiān　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　不bú　太tài　甜tián，　也yě　不bú　太tài　咸xián。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bú tài tián, yě bú tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
她tā　从来cónglái　不bù　吃chī　很hěn　辣là　的de　菜cài，　觉jué得de　对duì　肚子dùzi　不bù　好hǎo。tā cónglái bù chī hěn là de cài, juéde duì dùzi bù hǎo.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.
这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　还真háizhēn　好吃hǎochī。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài háizhēn hǎochī.
The food at this restaurant really is delicious.
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