再制盐

再製鹽

zàizhìyán

noun

Meanings

1 refined salt
2 reprocessed salt

Characters

to make; manufacture

Examples

超市里卖的大多是再制盐。

Chāoshì lǐ mài de dàduō shì zàizhìyán.

Most of the salt sold in supermarkets is refined salt.

再制盐的颗粒比海盐细。

Zàizhìyán de kēlì bǐ hǎiyán xì.

Refined salt has finer granules than sea salt.

Tips

usage

Industry term: 'reprocessed salt' - raw salt (原盐) that's been redissolved, purified, and recrystallized to remove impurities. Standard table salt sold in China is overwhelmingly 再制盐. Compare with 粗盐 (coarse/raw salt) and 海盐 (sea salt).

Stroke Order

再 zài

制 zhì

盐 yán