What does 小菜一碟 mean in Chinese?
小菜一碟 (xiǎocài-yìdié) means a small appetizer.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
小菜一碟
a small appetizer
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
a small appetizer
02
a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 小菜一碟?
小菜一碟 is pronounced xiǎocài-yìdié.
Is 小菜一碟 an HSK word?
小菜一碟 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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