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咸了

鹹了
xiánle
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 (it's) too salty
  2. 2 has gotten salty

Examples

HSK 1
菜咸了,我喝不下。
Cài xiánle, wǒ hē búxià.
The dish came out too salty - I can't finish it.
HSK 3
这个汤咸了,能加点水吗?
Zhège tāng xiánle, néng jiādiǎn shuǐ ma?
This soup is too salty - can we add some water?

Tips

grammar
The 了 here is the change-of-state / realization marker: 'it has become (too) salty' - signaling that the speaker has just tasted it and discovered the problem. Standard restaurant complaint; pair with 淡了 'too bland'.

Stroke Order

咸 xián
了 le