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咸
xián
Description
"咸"是一种味道，很多盐的东西吃起来就是咸的。
"咸" is a taste; many salty things taste 咸.
比如海水很咸，菜放太多盐也会变咸。
For example, seawater is very 咸, and dishes with too much salt also become 咸.
Meanings
咸xián
salty (in taste)
这个汤太咸了。
This soup is too salty.
咸xián
all; entirely (literary)
老少咸宜。
Suitable for all ages.
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Notes
- Nuance
咸 describes salty taste; the simplified 咸 also merges the traditional 鹹 (salty) and 咸 (all).
- Etymology
the adverbial "all/entirely" sense is literary and mostly appears in fixed phrases like 老少咸宜.
In videos
“然后呢，我非常喜欢的就是咸饭”
“这一个呢是他们的招牌咸豆浆”
“盐是咸的，我需要加一勺盐，”
“吃了不少咸的”
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