小菜

xiǎo cài · xiao cai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. appetizer
  2. small side dish
  3. easy job
  4. piece of cake
  5. see also 小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yī dié)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)盘(pán)小(xiǎo)菜(cài)味(wèi)道(dào)很(hěn)清(qīng)爽(shuǎng)。

This small side dish tastes very refreshing.

02

对(duì)他(tā)来(lái)说(shuō),这(zhè)活(huó)儿(r)就(jiù)是(shì)小(xiǎo)菜(cài)。

For him, this job is a piece of cake.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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