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酱

jiàng · jiang

Traditional 醬

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. thick paste of fermented soybean
  2. marinated in soy paste
  3. paste
  4. jam
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Sweet or spicy?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)煎饼(jiānbǐng)要(yào)加(jiā)酱(jiàng)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)

    I want sauce on my jianbing. How about you?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)要(yào)酱(jiàng)，我(wǒ)怕(pà)辣(là)。

    No sauce for me. I am afraid of spicy food.

  3. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)酱(jiàng)不(bù)辣(là)，是(shì)甜(tián)的(de)。

    This sauce is not spicy. It is sweet.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)加(jiā)酱(jiàng)。

    Really? Then I will have sauce too.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！这个(zhège)酱(jiàng)好(hǎo)辣(là)！

    Ah! This sauce is so spicy!

  6. Liangliang

    咦(yí)？我(wǒ)拿(ná)错(cuò)了(le)，这(zhè)是(shì)辣(là)酱(jiàng)。

    Huh? I took the wrong one. This is the spicy sauce.

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2 examples
01

用(yòng)于(yú)那(nà)个(ge)义(yì)大(dà)利(lì)酱(jiàng)的(de)香(xiāng)草(cǎo)可(kě)能(néng)是(shì)荷(hé)兰(lán)芹(qín)。

The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)午(wǔ)饭(fàn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，一(yì)坨(tuó)芥(jiè)末(mò)酱(jiàng)滴(dī)下(xià)来(lái)弄(nòng)脏(zāng)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)领(lǐng)带(dài)。

A drop of mustard fell and stained my tie during lunch.

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

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