Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
盐
yán
Description
盐是白色的，做饭的时候我们常常用它。
"盐" is white and we often use it when cooking.
菜里放一点盐，会更好吃。
Adding a little "盐" to dishes makes them taste better.
Meanings
盐yán
salt
这个汤太咸了，你放了太多盐。
This soup is too salty; you put in too much salt.
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Notes
- Nuance
盐 refers to table salt used in cooking; 咸 (xián) is the adjective 'salty'.
- Usage
measured with 一点 (a little) or by weight, not by counting individual grains.
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