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jiàng

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“酱”是用豆子或者别的东西做成的很浓的调味料,比如吃饭的时候放的甜面酱和辣椒酱。

"酱" is a thick condiment made from beans or other ingredients, such as sweet bean sauce and chili sauce used during meals.

它也可以指像酱一样的糊状东西,比如果酱。

It can also refer to paste-like substances similar to 酱, like jam.

Meanings

jiàng

thick sauce or paste, often made from beans

我喜欢在面包上抹果酱。

I like to spread jam on bread.

jiàng

to cook or pickle food in soy sauce

妈妈酱了一些黄瓜。

Mom pickled some cucumbers.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    originally referred to fermented bean paste, later extended to any thick, paste-like condiment.

  • Nuance

    as a verb it means to prepare food by steeping it in soy sauce or paste.

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