English–Chinese
“meat dish” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinhūn cài
Example
这家店的荤菜很好吃。zhè jiā diàn de hūn cài hěn hǎo chī
The meat dishes at this restaurant are delicious.
How to say “meat dish” in Chinese
“Meat dish” in Chinese is 荤菜 (hūn cài).
A food category groups prepared dishes around animal-derived ingredients, forming the non-vegetarian side of a menu.
Example sentences with 荤菜
我家晚饭常有荤菜和素菜。wǒ jiā wǎn fàn cháng yǒu hūn cài hé sù cài
Our family often has meat dishes and vegetable dishes for dinner.
Tips for using 荤菜
- English-speaking diners may reserve "meat" for land-animal flesh, while Chinese food labels use this category more broadly, so the difference matters when reading menus.