菜色 cài sè

dish; emaciated look (from malnutrition)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37755th word

Definitions

  1. 1. dish
  2. 2. emaciated look (from malnutrition)
  3. 3. lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)

Characters

Character Meaning
菜 cài HSK 1
vegetable; dish (type of food); cuisine
色 sè HSK 2
color; sex; appearance