Chinese Word: 蔬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蔬HSK 5

Pinyin: shū

English Definition: vegetables

Chinese Definition:
①可做菜吃的植物(多属草本)：蔬菜。菜蔬。布衣蔬食。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:疏 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 疏 [ shū ] to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless

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蔬菜HSK 5	shū cài	vegetables; Classifiers: 种
菜蔬	cài shū	greens; vegetables; vegetable side dish
果蔬	guǒ shū	fruit and vegetables
蔬果	shū guǒ	vegetables and fruits
时蔬	shí shū	seasonal vegetables

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭 hé 和 shū cài 蔬菜。 I like to eat rice and vegetables.
2		zhōng wǔ 中午 wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭 hé 和 shū cài 蔬菜。 I like to eat rice and vegetables for lunch.
3		huáng guā 黄瓜 shì 是 xià jì 夏季 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 shū cài 蔬菜。 Cucumbers are a common vegetable in summer.
4		zhè xiē 这些 shū cài 蔬菜 dōu 都 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 cǎi zhāi 采摘 de 的。 These vegetables are freshly picked.
5		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zài 在 jiā lǐ 家里 zhòng zhí 种植 gè zhǒng 各种 shū cài 蔬菜。 She often grows various vegetables in her garden.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭 hé 和 shū cài 蔬菜。 I like to eat rice and vegetables.
2		zhōng wǔ 中午 wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭 hé 和 shū cài 蔬菜。 I like to eat rice and vegetables for lunch.
3		huáng guā 黄瓜 shì 是 xià jì 夏季 cháng jiàn 常见 de 的 shū cài 蔬菜。 Cucumbers are a common vegetable in summer.
4		zhè xiē 这些 shū cài 蔬菜 dōu 都 shì 是 xīn xiān 新鲜 cǎi zhāi 采摘 de 的。 These vegetables are freshly picked.
5		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zài 在 jiā lǐ 家里 zhòng zhí 种植 gè zhǒng 各种 shū cài 蔬菜。 She often grows various vegetables in her garden.