下酒菜

xiàjiǔcài

noun

Meanings

HSK 3

我们点了几个下酒菜，边喝边聊。

Wǒmen diǎn le jǐ ge xiàjiǔcài, biān hē biān liáo.

We ordered a few dishes to go with our drinks and chatted as we drank.

HSK 6

花生米是很好的下酒菜。

Huāshēngmǐ shì hěn hǎo de xiàjiǔcài.

Peanuts make a great snack with drinks.

culture

Typical 下酒菜 are salty and easy to pick at: 花生米, 毛豆 'boiled edamame' and 卤味 'braised meats'. 下酒 'to go with drinks' works like 下饭 'to go with rice'.

下 xià

酒 jiǔ

菜 cài