鲜嫩 (xiān) — fresh and tender (of food, especially vegetables, meat, or fish)
Definition
An adjective for food (meat, fish, vegetables) that is both fresh and tender at once — '鲜' covers freshness, '嫩' covers soft texture. Used to praise a dish's quality, especially seafood and spring greens.
adjective
fresh and tender (of food, especially vegetables, meat, or fish)
Examples
- 鲜嫩。Zhè dào cài de niú ròu fēi cháng xiān.The beef in this dish is very fresh and tender.
- 鲜嫩。Chūn tiān de zhú sǔn yòu xiān yòu hǎo chī.Spring bamboo shoots are both fresh and tender and delicious.
- 鲜嫩，。Zhè ge yú hěn xiān, shì jīn tiān zǎo shàng gāng bǔ de.This fish is very fresh and tender — it was caught this morning.
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