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小菜

xiǎo cài

2-character word

What 小菜 means

1. appetizer
2. small side dish
3. easy job
4. piece of cake
5. see also {小菜一碟|xiǎo cài yī dié}

The characters in 小菜

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

Example sentences

• 小菜一碟。
  Xiǎocàiyīdié.
  It's a piece of cake.
• 这儿周围有没有小菜场跟大型超市，买生活用品方便吗？
  Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?

Words starting with 小菜

• 小菜一碟xiǎo cài yī diéa small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
• 小菜儿xiǎo cài rerhua variant of 小菜