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咸

xián · xian/Xián · xian

Traditional 鹹

HSK 4

Meaning

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xián 咸

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

xián 鹹

  1. salted
  2. salty
  3. stingy
  4. miserly

Xián 咸

  1. surname Xian
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Salted duck egg

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)早饭(zǎofàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What are you having for breakfast?

  2. Dengdeng

    白粥(báizhōu)和(hé)咸(xián)鸭蛋(yādàn)。

    Plain congee and a salted duck egg.

  3. Liangliang

    咸(xián)鸭蛋(yādàn)？会(huì)不会(bùhuì)太(tài)咸(xián)啊(a)？

    A salted duck egg? Isn't it too salty?

  4. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)咸(xián)，所以(suǒyǐ)要(yào)配(pèi)粥(zhōu)吃(chī)。

    A bit salty, so you eat it with congee.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)！

    Then I want to try it too!

  6. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)。一(yī)大(dà)口(kǒu)下去(xiàqù)，你(nǐ)要(yào)喝(hē)三(sān)杯(bēi)水(shuǐ)。

    Careful. One big bite and you'll drink three glasses of water.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)能(néng)喝(hē)海(hǎi)水(shuǐ)，因(yīn)为(wèi)它(tā)太(tài)咸(xián)了(le)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)碗(wǎn)汤(tāng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)咸(xián)，能(néng)再(zài)加(jiā)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)吗(ma)？

This bowl of soup is a bit salty; can you add some more water?

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