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Brassica rapa var. chinensis (leaf)
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おむこさん志望
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Bok choy - Harbourside Market, Wellington, New Zealand - DSC09779
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Daderot
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Bok Choy (49553125456)
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spurekar
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小白菜

xiǎobáicài
noun #86,242

Measure Word

一棵小白菜 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 bok choy
  2. 2 pak choi

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A loose, leafy green of the cabbage family, with smooth dark green leaves on white or pale green stalks. It is stir-fried, added to soups, or chopped into dumpling fillings.

Examples

HSK 4
市场上的小白菜很新鲜。
Shìchǎng shàng de xiǎobáicài hěn xīnxiān.
The bok choy at the market is very fresh.
HSK 5
今晚炒个小白菜吧。
Jīnwǎn chǎo ge xiǎobáicài ba.
Let's stir-fry some bok choy tonight.
HSK 7-9
小白菜比大白菜嫩。
Xiǎobáicài bǐ dàbáicài nèn.
Bok choy is more tender than napa cabbage.

Tips

usage
小白菜 and 大白菜 are different vegetables. 小白菜 has green stalks (bok choy); 大白菜 is napa cabbage with pale stalks. Not a size distinction.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
白 bái
菜 cài