生菜
shēng cài
Pinyin

Definition

生菜
 - 
shēng cài
  1. lettuce
  2. raw fresh vegetables
  3. greens

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
nu:3 shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
cài
  1. 1 dish (type of food)
  2. 2 vegetable
  3. 3 cuisine
  4. 4 CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]
  5. 5 (coll.) (one's) type
  6. 6 (of one's skills etc) weak
  7. 7 poor
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
shàng cài
  1. 1 to serve food
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
zuò cài
  1. 1 to cook
  2. 2 cooking
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
yè shēng huó
  1. 1 night life

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
出生入死
chū shēng rù sǐ
  1. 1 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
  2. 2 brave
  3. 3 willing to risk life and limb
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng
  1. 1 after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Sample Sentences

生菜
shēngcài
Lecttuce
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什么是生机饮食的精华,就是要您吃到完整的营养,看这边,胡萝卜,维生素满满;生菜,纤维素一百;苹果,铁质最多,让你做钢铁侠;葡萄,富含OPC,地表最强抗氧化素;最后,小黄瓜,他的青翠,你的青春!
shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ,jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ,kàn zhèbiān ,húluóbo ,wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ;shēngcài ,xiānwéisù yībǎi ;píngguǒ ,tiězhì zuì duō ,ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ;pútao ,fù hán OPC ,dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ;zuìhòu ,xiǎohuángguā ,tā de qīngcuì ,nǐ de qīngchūn !
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
南瓜呀,生菜呀,还有粉丝。
nánguā ya ,shēngcài ya ,háiyǒu fěnsī 。
Pumpkin, lettuce, and vermicelli.
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生菜。吃吗?
shēngcài 。chī ma ?
Lettuce. Do you eat that?
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你们看,我带了火腿,生菜和番茄。
nǐmen kàn ,wǒ dài le huǒtuǐ ,shēngcài hé fānqié 。
You guys, look. I brought ham, lettuce and tomato.
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