English–Chinese
“cuisine” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyincài xì
Example
我们今天想试试不同的菜系。wǒ men jīn tiān xiǎng shì shì bù tóng de cài xì
We want to try different cuisines today.
How to say “cuisine” in Chinese
“Cuisine” in Chinese is 菜系 (cài xì).
A broad cooking style that gathers many dishes under a common regional or traditional identity.
Example sentences with 菜系
我喜欢尝试各地菜系的特色菜。wǒ xǐ huān cháng shì gè dì cài xì de tè sè cài
I like trying specialty dishes from different regional cuisines.
Tips for using 菜系
- In everyday restaurant talk, this word suits discussion of the kind of food a menu represents, not the name of one item being ordered.