Chinese Word: 肴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

肴HSK 6

Pinyin: yáo

English Definition: meat dishes; mixed viands

Chinese Definition:
①做熟的鱼肉等：肴馔。菜肴。酒肴。美酒佳肴。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 肉

Pictophonetic:乂 indicates the sound; ⺼ (meat) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 乂 [ yì ] to govern; to control; to nurture
- 有 [ yǒu ] to have, to own, to possess; to exist

Similar Characters: 峟

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菜肴	cài yáo	vegetable and meat dishes; dish
佳肴HSK 6	jiā yáo	fine food; delicacies; delicious food
酒肴	jiǔ yáo	wine and meat; food and drink
旨酒佳肴	zhǐ jiǔ jiā yáo	high-quality liquor and delicious food (idiom)
佐酒佳肴	zuǒ jiǔ jiā yáo	delicacies that go with liquor (idiom)

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 zhòng shì 中式 cài yáo 菜肴。 I like to eat Chinese dishes.
2		zhè ge 这个 cài yáo 菜肴 xū yào 需要 yì xiē 一些 tiáo wèi liào 调味料。 This dish requires some seasoning ingredients.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 tí gōng 提供 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 bù tóng 不同 de 的 cài yáo 菜肴。 Cāntīng tígōng le gè zhǒng bùtóng de càiyáo.
4		zhè ge 这个 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 cài yáo 菜肴 yǐ 以 hǎi xiān 海鲜 wéi zhǔ 为主。 Seafood is the main focus of this restaurant's cuisine.
5		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 gōng yìng 供应 měi wèi 美味 de 的 hǎi xiān 海鲜 cài yáo 菜肴。 The restaurant serves delicious seafood dishes.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 zhòng shì 中式 cài yáo 菜肴。 I like to eat Chinese dishes.
2		zhè ge 这个 cài yáo 菜肴 xū yào 需要 yì xiē 一些 tiáo wèi liào 调味料。 This dish requires some seasoning ingredients.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 tí gōng 提供 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 bù tóng 不同 de 的 cài yáo 菜肴。 Cāntīng tígōng le gè zhǒng bùtóng de càiyáo.
4		zhè ge 这个 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 cài yáo 菜肴 yǐ 以 hǎi xiān 海鲜 wéi zhǔ 为主。 Seafood is the main focus of this restaurant's cuisine.
5		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 gōng yìng 供应 měi wèi 美味 de 的 hǎi xiān 海鲜 cài yáo 菜肴。 The restaurant serves delicious seafood dishes.