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  *菜* | 菜* | *菜
vegetable; greens (CL:) / dish (of food) (CL:樣|样,,盤|盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type
HSK 1
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  *擦* | 擦* | *擦
to rub; to scratch / to wipe; to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc)
HSK 4
vegetables / CL: 種|种
HSK 5
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
HSK 5
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  *筋* | 筋* | *筋
muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
HSK 7-9
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  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
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  *炸* | 炸* | *炸
to deep fry / (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) / Taiwan pr. [zha4]
HSK 7-9
pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
green vegetables / Chinese cabbage
Chinese toon (Toona sinensis), deciduous tree whose young leaves are used as a vegetable
fruit and vegetables
hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop)
vegetable and meat dishes; dish
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  *烩* | 烩* | *烩
to braise / to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
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  *荤* | 荤* | *荤
strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene
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  *茹* | 茹* | *茹
to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
vegetable farmer
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  *酿* | 酿* | *酿
to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method)
rice with meat and vegetables
dried vegetable
downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc
lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens
to extract oil from vegetables / to press
fruit and vegetables
vegetable seeds / rapeseed
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔬* | 蔬* | *蔬
vegetables
vegetable noodle dish
vegetable field
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  *炝* | 炝* | *炝
to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further
incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables
vegetable garden
vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:
salted vegetables / pickles
rice with meat and vegetables
vegetable dish
produce / fresh fruits and vegetables / fresh aquatic food / fresh herbs
vegetables and fruits
greens / vegetables / vegetable side dish
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *齑* | 齑* | *齑
finely chopped meat or vegetables / powdered or fragmentary
to pick the edible part of vegetables
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  *礤* | 礤* | *礤
shredder / grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables) / grindstone
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  *蕹* | 蕹* | *蕹
water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia / Taiwan pr. [yong1]
vegetable cooking oil
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *芼* | 芼* | *芼
select / vegetables
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蔌* | 蔌* | *蔌
(literary) vegetables
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鲊* | 鲊* | *鲊
salted fish / dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments
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  *虀* | 虀* | *虀
fragment / salted vegetables / spices
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  *蕻* | 蕻* | *蕻
(literary) luxuriant; flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables
vegetable field / vegetable bed
autumn vegetables
dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
vegetable field / vegetable bed
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  *菹* | 菹* | *菹
marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1]
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  *荁* | 荁* | *荁
(vegetable) / Viola vaginata
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  *䕭* | 䕭* | *䕭
a kind of vegetable
rice noodle roll, a roll made from sheets of rice flour dough, steamed and stuffed with meat, vegetables etc
fresh vegetable
meat and vegetable
half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled
seasonal vegetables
rice in gravy, typically with meat and vegetables
pasty (i.e. pastry stuffed with meat or vegetables)
vegetable oil
seasonal vegetable
person in a vegetative state / human vegetable
soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up
very pungent and spicy vegetable dishes (a common Buddhist term)
mixed vegetables
vegetable shredder / grater
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
steamed bun stuffed with vegetables / (fig.) useless person / a good-for-nothing
popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
leafy green vegetable; leafy greens
vegetable fat
vegetable filling
leaf vegetable; leafy greens
hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat)
a type of rapeseed plant (Brassica rapa) that yields a leafy green vegetable similar to baby bok choy
to blanch (thin slices of vegetables, fish etc)
vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply
egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables)
(adjective) non-Buddhist vegetarian (allowing strong-smelling vegetables like garlic and onions)
peeler (e.g. for vegetables)
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
to include both meat and vegetables
pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia
chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut
shredder / grater (kitchen implement for grating vegetables)
rape (Brassica campestris L.) / rapeseed plant / canola plant / a common vegetable with a dark green leaf / also called 油菜
greens / green vegetables
rutabaga (vegetable)
clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup
to extract (vegetable) oil; oil extraction
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy


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