菜 cài vegetable; greens (CL: 棵 kē)dish (of food) (CL: 样 yàng, 道 dào, 盘 pán)(of one's skills etc) weak; poor(coll.) (one's) type Example sentences 你喜欢哪国菜？ nǐ xǐhuan nǎ guó cài? Which country's food do you like? 你喜欢日本菜吗？ nǐ xǐhuan rìběn cài ma? Do you like Japanese food?