盐 (yán) — salt

Definition

Examples

• 汤里放了几粒盐。
  Tāng lǐ fàng le jǐ lì yán.
  A few grains of salt were put in the soup.
• 医生建议我少吃盐。
  Yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ shǎo chī yán.
  The doctor advised me to eat less salt.
• 做菜的时候少放一点盐。
  Zuò cài de shí hou shǎo fàng yì diǎn yán.
  Put a little less salt when cooking.

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