香菜
xiāng cài
Pinyin
Definition
香菜
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- coriander
- cilantro
- Coriandrum sativum
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 green vegetables
- 2 Chinese cabbage
Idioms (20)
偷香窃玉
- 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
- 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
- 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
- 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 2 fig. to live well
国色天香
- 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
- 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Sample Sentences
哦,你不吃西红柿。香菜呢,吃吗?
Oh, you don't eat tomatoes. What about cilantro? Do you eat that?
香菜,我很喜欢!
I really like cilantro!
一碗拉面,不要香菜。
A bowl of noodles, don't want the cilantro.