调料 (tiáo liào) — seasoning, condiment, flavoring (ingredients used to enhance the taste of food)

Definition

General word for seasonings and condiments added to food. 作料 is a colloquial synonym for the same idea; 香料 leans toward aromatic spices (and is also used for perfume ingredients).

noun
seasoningcondimentflavoring (ingredients used to enhance the taste of food)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 调料
    Zhè píng tiáo liào shì mā ma cóng sì chuān dài lái de.
    This bottle of seasoning was brought by Mom from Sichuan.
  • 调料
    Tā xǐ huan zài kǎo ròu shàng fàng hěn duō tiáo liào.
    He likes to put a lot of seasoning on grilled meat.
  • 调料
    Chāo shì lǐ gè zhǒng tiáo liào bǎi mǎn le huò jià.
    All kinds of seasonings fill the shelves in the supermarket.

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