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酱油
jiàngyóu
Description
酱油是一种黑色的调料，做菜的时候常常用它。
"酱油" is a black condiment often used in cooking.
很多中国菜里都有酱油，它可以让菜的颜色和味道更好。
Many Chinese dishes contain "酱油", which can improve the color and flavor of the food.
Meanings
酱油jiàngyóu
soy sauce, a dark salty seasoning
请给我一点酱油。
Please give me some soy sauce.
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Notes
- Etymology
酱 (paste/sauce) + 油 (oil/liquid), literally "sauce liquid".
- Nuance
In slang, 打酱油 means "just passing by / none of my business".
In videos
“最后再加入一些酱油来调色”
“这是酱油，它也是一种调味料。”
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