咸

All in Chinese: 咸 (xián)

xián

all

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1all
  2. 2everyone
  3. 3each
  4. 4widespread
  5. 5harmonious

Stroke order

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咸

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˊ

xián

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 咸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这顿饭不咸。

    zhè dùn fàn bù xián。

    The meal is not salty.

  • 你不能喝海水，因为它太咸了。

    nǐ bù néng hē hǎi shuǐ， yīn wèi tā tài xián le。

    You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.

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Related words

限制

xiàn zhì

to restrict

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

醒

xǐng

to wake up

兴奋

xīng fèn

excited

呀

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

严格

yán gé

strict

严重

yán zhòng

grave

研究生

yán jiū shēng

graduate student

盐

yán

salt

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

叶子

yè zi

leaf

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

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