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鲜

xiān · xian/xiǎn · xian

Traditional 鮮 / 尟 / 尠 / 鱻

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Meaning

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xiān 鮮

  1. fresh
  2. bright (in color)
  3. delicious
  4. tasty
  5. delicacy
  6. aquatic foods

xiǎn 鮮

  1. few
  2. rare

xiǎn 尟

  1. variant of 鮮 / 鲜 (xiǎn)

xiǎn 尠

  1. variant of 尟 / 鲜 (xiǎn)

xiān 鱻

  1. fish
  2. old variant of 鮮 / 鲜 (xiān)

xiǎn 鱻

  1. old variant of 鮮 / 鲜 (xiǎn)
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The secret of the soup

  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，尝(cháng)一(yī)口(kǒu)这个(zhège)汤(tāng)。

    Come, try a mouthful of this soup.

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，好(hǎo)鲜(xiān)！

    Wow, so savory!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)猜(cāi)里面(lǐmiàn)放(fàng)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Guess what's in it?

  4. Liangliang

    鸡肉(jīròu)？蘑菇(mógu)？

    Chicken? Mushrooms?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。还(hái)有(yǒu)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)糖(táng)，这样(zhèyàng)汤(tāng)更(gèng)鲜(xiān)。

    Yes. And a tiny bit of sugar, which makes the soup even more savory.

  6. Liangliang

    糖(táng)也(yě)能(néng)让(ràng)汤(tāng)鲜(xiān)？我(wǒ)要(yào)记下来(jìxiàlai)！

    Sugar makes soup savory? I must write that down!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)蔬(shū)菜(cài)很(hěn)鲜(xiān)，是(shì)今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)刚(gāng)摘(zhāi)的(de)。

These vegetables are very fresh; they were picked this morning.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)的(de)海(hǎi)鲜(xiān)特(tè)别(bié)鲜(xiān)。

The seafood at this restaurant is especially fresh.

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