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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

Chinese cabbage
  1. 1. [American English] [Botany] 白菜(黄芽菜)(Brassica pekinensis)

Collins English-English Dictionary

Chinese cabbage
  1. 1. n pe-tsai cabbage a Chinese plant, Brassica pekinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has crisp edible leaves growing in a loose cylindrical head
  2. 2. n another name for bok choy

Examples

一棵大白菜
a (head of) Chinese cabbage
白菜心
the heart of a Chinese cabbage
这个翠生生的玉白菜,价值连城。
The emerald green Chinese cabbage made of jade is very valuable.
如今,大白菜不再是北方人冬天的当家菜。
Today, Chinese cabbage is no longer the main dish for northern people in winter.
拱棚下面罩着的是蔬菜,主要有柿子和油菜。
There are vegetables under the arched shed, mainly persimmon and Chinese cabbage.

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