Chinese word

菜市场

Pronunciation

Pinyincài shì chǎng

Meaning

  • nounvegetable market

Example

我在菜市场买了两斤西红柿。wǒ zài cài shì chǎng mǎi le liǎng jīn xī hóng shì

I bought two jin of tomatoes at the vegetable market.

Illustration for 菜市场 (vegetable market)

More examples

很多老人早上会去菜市场买菜，因为菜又新鲜又便宜。hěn duō lǎo rén zǎo shàng huì qù cài shì chǎng mǎi cài yīn wèi cài yòu xīn xiān yòu pián yi

Many older people go to the vegetable market in the morning to buy vegetables because they are fresh and inexpensive.

Core concept

A local marketplace where fresh food for the household is selected, weighed, and bought from separate sellers.

Common phrases

  • 早上去菜市场zǎo shàng qù cài shì chǎng

    go to the vegetable market in the morning

  • 在菜市场讨价还价zài cài shì chǎng tǎo jià huán jià

    bargain at the vegetable market

  • 菜市场老板cài shì chǎng láo bǎn

    vegetable market shopkeeper

Similar words

市场shì chǎng: A place where goods and services are bought and sold as part of commerce.
农贸市场nóng mào shì chǎng: A fresh-food market supplied by producers and wholesalers of farm products.
集市jí shì: A regular market event where many stalls offer a wide range of products.

Definition in Chinese

居民买卖当天食用的蔬菜、水果及部分海鲜、肉类等生鲜商品的集合市场，其品种和价格随季节与地段变化。jū mín mǎi mài dàng tiān shí yòng de shū cài shuí guǒ jí bù fèn hǎi xiān ròu lèi děng shēng xiān shāng pǐn de jí hé shì chǎng qí pín zhǒng hé jià gé suí jì jié yǔ dì duàn biàn huà

Word origin

菜 (cài, "vegetables") + 市场 (shìchǎng, "market") pictures a general market devoted to fresh foods that people take home to cook.

Usage tips

  • The term does not by itself specify an open-air setting, because many 菜市场 (càishìchǎng, "vegetable market") operate in covered buildings.

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