Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

cǎi 采 TRAD 採 V pick, pluck ■ 公园里的花，是给 大家看的，任何人都不能采。Gōngyuán li de huā
shì gěi dàjiā kàn de, rènhé rén dōu bù néng cǎi. The flowers in the park are for everyone to
admire. Nobody is allowed to pick them.
cǎifǎng 采访 [comp: 采 gather + 访 visit] V (of mass media) interview
cǎigòu 采购 [comp: 采 pick + 购 purchase] V (corporate) purchase, shopping 采购员 cǎigòuyuán
purchasing agent, (company) buyer
cǎijí 采集 [comp: 采 gather + 集 gather] V gather, collect 采集标本 cǎijí biāoběn collect (plant, insect, etc.)
specimen
cǎinà 采纳 [comp: 采 gather + 纳 take] V accept, adopt 采纳建议 cǎinà jiànyì accept a proposal
cǎiqǔ 采取 [comp: 采 pick + 取 take] V adopt (a policy, a measure, an attitude, etc.) ■ 对这个重大的经
济 问题，政府准备采取什么措施？Duì zhège zhòngdà de jīngjì wèntí, zhèngfǔ zhǔnbèi cǎiqǔ
shénme cuòshī? What measures is the government ready to adopt to deal with this major ecomonic
problem?
cǎiyòng 采用 [comp: 采 pick + 用 use] V use, employ ■ 采用新技术以后，产品质量有了明显 提
高。Cǎiyòng xīn jìshù yǐhòu, chǎnpǐn zhìliàng yǒule míngxiǎn tígāo. After adopting the new
technique, product quality has improved remarkably.
cǎi 彩 ADJ colorful
cǎihóng 彩虹 [modif: 彩 multi-colored + 虹 rainbow] N rainbow
cǎipiào 彩票 [modif: 彩 multi-colored + 票 ticket] N lottery, lottery ticket ■ 我赢彩票啦！Wǒ yíng
cǎipiào la! I’ve won the lottery!
cǎisè 彩色 [modif: 彩 multi-colored + 色 color] ADJ multi-colored 彩色电视机 cǎisè diànshìjī color TV set
cǎi 踩 V step on, tread on ■ 你们在花园里玩球，可 别踩了花。Nǐmen zài huāyuán li wán qiú, kě bié
cǎile huā. When you play ball in the garden, don’t step on the flowers.
cǎi 睬 V pay attention to (See lǐcǎi 理睬.)
cài 菜 N 1 vegetables ■ 一个人既要吃肉，又要吃 菜，才能健康。Yí ge rén jì yào chī ròu, yòu yào
chī cài, cái néng jiànkāng. One should eat both meat and vegetables in order to be in good health.
种菜 zhòng cài grow vegetables ■ 这菜是我们自 己种的，你尝尝。Zhè cài shì wǒmen zìjǐ zhòng
de, nǐ chángchang. We grew this vegetable ourselves. Do try some. 2 any non-staple food such as
vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, etc. 买菜 mǎi cài buy non-staple food, do grocery shopping ■ 妈妈每个星
期五都要买很多菜，有 鱼、有肉、还有蔬菜。Māma měi ge Xīngqīwǔ dōu yào mǎi hěn dōu
cài, yǒu yú, yǒu ròu, háiyǒu shūcài. Every Friday, mother buys lots of food: fish, meat and
vegetables. 3 cooked dish ■ 这个菜又好看又好吃，是谁做 的？Zhège cài yòu hǎokàn yòu
hǎochī, shì shuí zuò de? This dish is both beautiful and delicious. Who cooked it? ■ 请别客气，多
吃点菜！Qǐng bié kèqi, duō chī diǎn cài! Please don’t be too polite. Eat more food! 点菜 diǎn cài
order a dish (in a restaurant)
càidān 菜单 N menu
cān 参 TRAD 參 V call, enter
cānguān 参观 [comp: 参 call + 观 watch, see] V visit (a place) ■ 这个古迹十分有名，每天有很多 人
来参观。Zhège gǔjì shífēn yǒumíng, měi tiān yǒu hěn duō rén lái cānguān. This historical site is
well known. Many people come to visit it every day. ■ 我在中国的时候，参观了很多学校。Wǒ
zài Zhōngguó de shíhou, cānguānle hěn duō xuéxiào. I visited many schools when I was in China.
cānjiā 参加 [v+comp: 参 enter + 加 add] V 1 join ■ 我可以参加中文班吗？Wǒ kěyǐ cānjiā Zhōngwén
bān ma? May I join the Chinese class? ■ 欢迎你 参加我们的俱乐部。Huānyíng nǐ cānjiā
wǒmen de jùlèbù. You’re welcome to join our club. 2 participate, attend ■ 我们出版社有兴趣参加
这个书 展。Wǒmen chūbǎnshè yǒu xìngqù cānjiā zhège shūzhǎn. Our publishing house is
interested in participating in this book fair. ■ 欢迎您来参加我们的 晚会。Huānyíng nín lái
cānjiā wǒmen de wǎnhuì. You’re welcome to our evening party.
cānkǎo 参考 V consult, refer to 仅供参考 jǐn gōng cānkǎo For reference only
cānkǎoshū 参考书 N reference book(s)