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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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