碳酸氢钠

碳酸氫鈉

tànsuānqīngnà

noun

Meanings

1 sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃)
2 baking soda

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Examples

做馒头的时候要放一点碳酸氢钠。

Zuò mántou de shíhou yào fàng yīdiǎn tànsuān qīngnà.

When making mantou you add a little sodium bicarbonate.

碳酸氢钠俗称小苏打。

Tànsuān qīngnà súchēng xiǎosūdá.

Sodium bicarbonate is commonly called 'xiao suda' (baking soda).

Tips

usage

碳酸氢钠 is the formal chemical name; in cooking and shopping contexts everyone says 小苏打 (xiǎosūdá, 'little soda'). Distinct from 苏打 / 碳酸钠 (sodium carbonate, washing soda) — one H atom different.

Stroke Order

碳 tàn

酸 suān

氢 qīng

钠 nà