菜鸟 meaning in English
(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie
Traditional 菜鳥16 strokes
Meaning of 菜鸟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
càiniǎo
- (coll.) sb new to a particular subject
- rookie
- beginner
- newbie
菜鸟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我的一些同学真是菜鸟，他们一点都不懂计算机。
Some of my classmates are pure noobs; they know nothing about computing sciences.
Stroke order for each character
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菜 cài · vegetable · 11 strokes
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鸟 niǎo · bird · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 菜鸟.
| 菜单 | càidān | menu |
| 白菜 | báicài | Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); sometimes used to re |
| 蔬菜 | shūcài | vegetables |
| 鸟巢 | niǎocháo | bird's nest; nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium |
| 菜市场 | càishìchǎng | food market |
| 小鸟 | xiǎoniǎo | small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) |
| 鸟儿 | niǎor | bird |
| 鸟类 | niǎolèi | birds |
| 泡菜 | pàocài | pickled cabbage |
| 小菜一碟 | xiǎocàiyīdié | a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom) |
| 菜品 | càipǐn | culinary dish |
| 做菜 | zuòcài | to cook; cooking |
Questions about 菜鸟
What does 菜鸟 mean?
菜鸟 (càiniǎo) means "(coll.) sb new to a particular subject; rookie".
How do you write 菜鸟?
菜鸟 is made of 2 characters: 菜 (11 strokes), 鸟 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
How is 菜鸟 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 菜鸟 is written 菜鳥.