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菜单 (càidān) · menu

菜单 (càidān) means “menu”. It is written with 2 characters: 菜 (vegetable) + 单 (list). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 菜单 is built

The characters

菜 cài · vegetable

What 菜 is made of

Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 采 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

单 dān · list

What 单 is made of

Example sentences

请给我看一下菜单。Qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yīxià càidān.Please let me see the menu.
菜单上有饺子吗?Càidān shang yǒu jiǎozi ma?Are there dumplings on the menu?

Questions about 菜单

What does 菜单 mean?

菜单 (càidān) means “menu”.

How do you pronounce 菜单?

菜单 is pronounced càidān.

Which HSK level is 菜单?

菜单 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.

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Learn 菜单 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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