小菜一碟 xiǎo cài yī dié

a piece of cake; very easy (idiom); a small appetizer

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
  2. 2. a small appetizer

Characters

Character Meaning
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
菜 cài HSK 1
vegetable; dish (type of food); cuisine
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
碟 dié
dish; plate