咸

xián

salty

adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4

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咸

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这个菜太咸了。

Zhège cài tài xián le.

English

This dish is too salty.

汤做得有点咸。

Tāng zuò de yǒu diǎn xián.

English

The soup was made a bit too salty.

Goes with

  • 很咸very salty
  • 太咸了too salty
  • 咸菜pickled vegetables

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