shícái

食材shícáishícái

food ingredients

From Lesson 29:Having hot pot with friends·Hardcore Chinese

Usages of shícái

食材shícái　在zài　冰箱bīngxiāng　里lǐ。shícái zài bīngxiāng lǐ.

The ingredients are in the fridge.

我wǒ　买mǎi　食材shícái，　你nǐ　选择xuǎnzé　锅底guōdǐ　和hé　蘸料zhànliào。wǒ mǎi shícái, nǐ xuǎnzé guōdǐ hé zhànliào.

I'll buy the ingredients; you choose the broth base and dipping sauce.

请qǐng　用yòng　公筷gōngkuài　夹jiā　食材shícái。qǐng yòng gōngkuài jiā shícái.

Please use the serving chopsticks to pick up the ingredients.

食材shícái　买齐mǎiqí　了le。shícái mǎiqí le.

We have bought all the ingredients.

这些zhèxiē　食材shícái　够gòu　了le。zhèxiē shícái gòu le.

These ingredients are enough.

食材shícái　搞定gǎodìng　了le。shícái gǎodìng le.

The ingredients are sorted.

所有suǒyǒu　食材shícái　都dōu　买齐mǎiqí　了le。suǒyǒu shícái dōu mǎiqí le.

All the ingredients have been bought.

这个zhège　女人nǚrén　在zài　买mǎi　食材shícái。zhège nǚrén zài mǎi shícái.

This woman is buying ingredients.

任何rènhé　食材shícái　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。rènhé shícái dōu kěyǐ.

Any ingredient is fine.

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