韭菜 jiǔ cài

garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57965th word

Definitions

  1. 1. garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
  2. 2. (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)

Characters

Character Meaning
韭 jiǔ
leek; variant of 韭jiǔ
菜 cài HSK 1
vegetable; dish (type of food); cuisine