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盐 (yán): salt

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HSK 4noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: salt
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 10
Radical: 皿
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

salt
edible salt
table salt

Chinese explanation

食盐，一种白色的晶体调味品，味道咸，是做菜时最常用的调料之一
也指化学中的一类化合物，由金属离子和酸根离子组成。

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Example sentences

Too much salt was put in the soup.

Please give me a little salt.

This kind of salt contains iodine.

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