shū cài
vegetables
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我喜欢吃蔬菜。
wǒ xǐhuān chī shūcài.
I like to eat vegetables.
蔬菜含有丰富的维生素和矿物质。
shūcài hán yǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù hé kuàngwùzhì.
Vegetables contain rich vitamins and minerals.
多吃蔬菜对身体好。
duō chī shūcài duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Eating more vegetables is good for your health.
肉类 (ròulèi)
meat
水果 (shuǐguǒ)
fruit
The Chinese word 蔬菜 (shucai) for "vegetable" is a compound of two characters: 菜 (cài) and 蔬 (shū). The character 菜 originally meant "wild vegetable" and was later extended to include all types of vegetables. The character 蔬 originally meant "vegetable that is grown in a garden" and was later used to refer to all types of vegetables. The combination of these two characters creates the word 蔬菜, which refers to all types of vegetables, including those that are grown in gardens and those that are wild.
