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色拉

sè lā · se la

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Meaning

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  1. salad (loanword)
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A light lunch

  1. Liangliang

    午饭(wǔfàn)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want for lunch?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)一份(yīfèn)色拉(sèlā)，今天(jīntiān)要(yào)少(shǎo)吃(chī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I want a salad. I should eat less today.

  3. Liangliang

    色拉(sèlā)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's in the salad?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)西红柿(xīhóngshì)、黄瓜(huángguā)和(hé)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    Tomato, cucumber and egg.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)点(diǎn)一份(yīfèn)色拉(sèlā)。

    Okay, I'll order a salad too.

  6. Dengdeng

    再(zài)来(lái)一包(yībāo)薯片(shǔpiàn)吧(ba)，色拉(sèlā)太(tài)少(shǎo)了(le)。

    Let's also get a bag of chips. The salad is too small.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)午(wǔ)餐(cān)时(shí)点(diǎn)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)蔬(shū)菜(cài)色(sè)拉(lā)。

I ordered a vegetable salad for lunch.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)苹(píng)果(guǒ)和(hé)坚(jiān)果(guǒ)拌(bàn)进(jìn)色(sè)拉(lā)里(lǐ)。

She mixed apples and nuts into the salad.

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