色拉酱

色拉醬
sèlājiàng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 salad dressing
  2. 2 mayonnaise-based salad sauce

Examples

HSK 1
Qǐng gěi wǒ yìdiǎn sèlājiàng.
Please give me some salad dressing.
HSK 4
Tā zuò sānmíngzhì shí xǐhuan jiā sèlājiàng.
She likes to add salad dressing when making sandwiches.

Tips

usage
色拉 (sèlā) is a phonetic transliteration of English 'salad', so 色拉酱 is roughly 'salad-sauce'. The synonym 沙拉酱 is also widespread - 色拉 is more common in Shanghai/Taiwan usage, 沙拉 elsewhere. Both are interchangeable.
memory
(jiàng) is the all-purpose Chinese suffix for thick sauces and pastes: 番茄酱 (ketchup), 果酱 (jam), 豆瓣酱 (fermented bean paste). Once you know , you can guess most condiment names on a menu.

Stroke Order

jiàng