酱油 (jiàng yóu) — soy sauce
Definition
酱油 is the liquid condiment 'soy sauce' — a thin salty sauce used in cooking and as a table dip. Unlike 酱 (thick fermented paste like soybean or broad-bean paste), 酱油 is always liquid.
noun
soy sauce
Examples
- ，酱油。Chǎo qīng cài de shí hou, kě yǐ fàng yì diǎn jiàng yóu.When stir-frying greens, you can add a little soy sauce.
- 酱油。Mā ma zài cài lǐ jiā le yì xiē jiàng yóu.Mom added some soy sauce to the dish.
- 酱油。Zhè zhǒng jiàng yóu de wèi dào hěn hǎo.This kind of soy sauce tastes good.
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