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咸 xián

salty

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 4
Radical
口
Traditional
鹹
Type
Ideograph
Made of 戊一口 ⿵戊⿱一口

Memory hint: One 一 voice 口 surrounded by conflict 戈

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  1. 这个汤太咸了。
    Zhège tāng tài xián le.
    This soup is too salty.
    this (measure) soup too salty (le)
  2. 菜咸不咸？
    Cài xián bù xián?
    Is the food salty?
    dish salty not salty
  3. 少放点盐，别太咸。
    Shǎo fàng diǎn yán, bié tài xián.
    Put in less salt, don't make it too salty.
    less put a-bit salt, don't too salty
  4. 这个菜不咸，正好。
    Zhège cài bù xián, zhènghǎo.
    This dish isn't salty, just right.
    this (measure) dish not salty, just-right
  5. 中午吃的面有点咸。
    Zhōngwǔ chī de miàn yǒudiǎn xián.
    The noodles I ate at noon were a bit salty.
    noon eat (particle) noodles a-bit salty

Words with 咸 (1)