Salt in Chinese: 盐 (yán)

yán

salt

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 2 example sentences

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  1. 1salt

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yán

/ i/ anˊ/ second tone

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  • 盐还有吗?

    yán hái yǒu ma?

    Is there any salt left?

  • 没有盐了。

    méi yǒu yán le。

    There is no salt left.

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