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点菜
diǎncài
Main
English Definitionto order dishes (in a restaurant)
Simplified Script点菜
Traditional Script點菜
Pinyindiǎncài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dim2coi3
Part of Speech(动宾式) verb object
Word Decomposition
点diǎnpoint; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; measure word for items
菜càidish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

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点兵派将diǎnbīng pài jiāng(lit.) to muster the troops and send the generals; to deploy
点头diǎntóuto nod
点燃diǎnránto ignite; to set on fire; aflame
点子diǎnzispot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
点点头diǎndiǎn tóuto nod ones head
Words With Same Tail Word    
青菜qīngcàigreen vegetables; Chinese cabbage
蔬菜shūcàivegetables
白菜báicàiChinese cabbage; pak choi
菠菜bōcàispinach; (slang) alternative term for 博彩, lottery
油菜yóucàioilseed rape (Brassica napus); flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)
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