前菜 qián cài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ cin4 coi3
- appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
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前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
菜
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 菜单 菜單 cài dān ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄢ coi3 daan1 menu
- 菠菜 bō cài ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˋ bo1 coi3 spinach
- 蔬菜 shū cài ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ so1 coi3 vegetables
- 青菜 qīng cài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ ceng1 coi3 green vegetables
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- 点菜 點菜 diǎn cài ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ dim2 coi3 to order dishes (in a restaurant)
- 菜市场 菜市場 cài shì chǎng ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ coi3 si5 coeng4 food market
- A菜 A cài ˙ㄚ ㄘㄞˋ coi3 (Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
- 上菜 shàng cài ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ soeng5 coi3 to serve food
- 主菜 zhǔ cài ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˋ zyu2 coi3 main course
- 干菜 乾菜 gān cài ㄍㄢ ㄘㄞˋ gon1 coi3 dried vegetable
- 什菜 shí cài ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaap6 coi3 mixed vegetables
- 做菜 zuò cài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄞˋ zou6 coi3 to cook
- 冬菜 dōng cài ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˋ dung1 coi3 preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 冰菜 bīng cài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ bing1 coi3 ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
- 冷菜 lěng cài ㄌㄥˇ ㄘㄞˋ laang5 coi3 cold dish
- 出菜 chū cài ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˋ ceot1 coi3 (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer
- 剩菜 shèng cài ㄕㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ zing6 coi3 leftovers (food)
- 副菜 fù cài ㄈㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ fu3 coi3 side dish; side order
- 包菜 bāo cài ㄅㄠ ㄘㄞˋ baau1 coi3 cabbage
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)