酱
油

Soy sauce in Chinese: 酱油 (jiàng yóu)

jiàng yóu

soy sauce

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 醬油1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1soy sauce

Stroke order

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酱
油

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄤˋ

jiàng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

酱油

Simplified

醬油

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 把米饭和鸡蛋及酱油混一下。

    bǎ mǐ fàn hé jī dàn jí jiàng yóu hùn yí xià。

    Mix the rice and eggs with soy sauce.

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Related words

油

yóu

oil

酱

jiàng

thick paste of fermented soybean

汽油

qì yóu

gasoline

油炸

yóu zhá

to deep fry

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

石油

shí yóu

oil

果酱

guǒ jiàng

jam

燃油

rán yóu

fuel oil

香油

xiāng yóu

sesame oil

油画

yóu huà

oil painting

加油站

jiā yóu zhàn

gas station

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