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yán
n. salt
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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yán fàng le bù shǎo,cài hái shi dàn .
phr. You put in a lot of salt, but the food is still tasteless.
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tā sǎ le yì sháo yán zài tāng lǐ .
phr. She sprinkled a spoonful of salt in the soup.
chái mǐ yóu yán
n. fuel, rice cooking, oil and salt (daily necessities)
yán tǒng
nphr. salt shaker
xiāo suān yán
n. nitrate
diǎn yán
n. iodized salt
shí yán
n. table salt
yán suān
n. hydrochloric acid (HCl)
yán shuǐ máo dòu
phr. boiled green soybeans with salt
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yán fàng duō le, cài yóu diǎnr xián .
phr. (I) put too much salt. This dish is a bit salty.
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jiā yì diǎn yán, zài jiā yì diǎn hēi hú jiāo .
phr. Add some salt, then add some black pepper.
fàng yán
phr. to put salt
yán píng
n. salt shaker, salt cellar, saltcellar
fàng tài duō yán
phr. to put too much salt
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yán sǎ le .
phr. The salt spilled.