How to Say "Celery" in Chinese

芹菜

qíncài

Celery in Chinese is 芹菜 (qíncài).

芹菜 refers to the stalks of this herb (noun).

Meaning: the stalks of this herb (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word consists of 芹 (qín), which refers to the herb/celery and 菜 (cài), which means vegetable or dish.

qíncài

In some southern dialects, the word for 'dish' 菜 can be used as a slang term for someone who is a 'newbie' or unskilled at a game, effectively calling them a 'vegetable'.
While English speakers usually eat 'celery' raw, in China 芹菜 is almost always cooked. Stir-frying it with tofu or meat is the most common way to serve it.
In traditional Chinese medicine, 芹菜 is believed to have a 'cooling' effect on the body and is sometimes used as a folk remedy to help lower blood pressure.

我在削芹菜和土豆。
I am peeling the celery and the potatoes.
This sentence is useful for describing the action of peeling 芹菜 and potatoes.
Tatoeba #6940068 by xjjAstrus, translation #528547 by wma
這裡種植有生菜、高麗菜和芹菜等高原蔬菜。
Tableland vegetables are grown here, such as lettuce, cabbage, and celery.
This sentence is useful for listing various vegetables, including 芹菜, grown in a specific area.
Tatoeba #13539984 by LeviHighway, translation #11488015 by pip
這個湯裏有胡蘿蔔、洋蔥、歐芹、芹菜和土豆。
In this soup there are carrots, onions, parsley, celery and potatoes.
This sentence is useful for identifying the ingredients, such as 芹菜, found in a soup.
Tatoeba #6940137 by xjjAstrus, translation #7779321 by sharris123
今天晚饭的菜里有西芹吗？
Is there celery in tonight's dinner?
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

In a kitchen while preparing dinner.

晓雯 Xiaowen

俊杰，你要幫我切芹菜嗎？
Jùnjié, nǐ yào bāng wǒ qiē qíncài ma?
Junjie, will you help me chop the celery?
俊杰 Junjie

沒問題，我現在就來。
Méi wèntí, wǒ xiànzài jiù lái.
No problem, I'll do it right now.
晓雯 Xiaowen

謝謝你，這份芹菜洗乾淨了嗎？
Xièxiè nǐ, zhè fèn qíncài xǐ gānjìng le ma?
Thank you, is this celery washed clean?
俊杰 Junjie

洗得很乾淨。
Xǐ de hěn gānjìng.
It is washed very clean.

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