少盐

少鹽

shǎoyán

phrase

Meanings

1 less salt (food order preference)
2 low salt

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

老板，我要少盐少油。

Lǎobǎn, wǒ yào shǎoyán shǎo yóu.

Boss, I'd like less salt and less oil.

HSK 7-9

备注里写了少盐。

Bèizhù lǐ xiě le shǎoyán.

I wrote 'less salt' in the notes.

Tips

usage

Standard dietary-preference tag on Meituan and Ele.me orders. Pairs with 少油 (less oil), 少辣 (less spicy), 微辣 (mild spicy), 去香菜 (no cilantro), collectively called 忌口 (dietary avoidances).

Stroke Order

少 shǎo

盐 yán