The Chinese city of Shanghai is in the midst of a Covid-19 lockdown.
The lockdown was swift. Once it was announced, the locals rushed to buy the groceries and other essential items.
In English, such situation is termed as “panic buying”.
Do you know how to say “panic buying” in Chinese?
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Well, there are numerous ways to say “panic buying”.
However, a slag has been doing round the corner in China: Qiang Cai (抢菜).
- 抢 (qiǎng): rob; loot
- 菜 (cài): vegetable
Hence, Qiang Cai literally mean “rob vegetables” or “Grab the vegetables”.
- 抢菜 (qiǎng cài): rob vegetables; struggle for the food; panic buying
Btw, 抢菜 should not be confused with 炝菜.
- 炝菜 (Qiàng cài): to stir-fry a vegetable or other dish in a hot pot.
抢菜 and 炝菜 are different from each other.
