酱油

醬油

jiàngyóu

noun HSK 6 #14,794

Measure Word

一瓶酱油 píng

Meanings

1 soy sauce

Characters

sauce; paste; fermented

Sauce oil — soy sauce, the essential Chinese condiment.

Examples

炒菜要放点酱油。

Chǎocài yào fàng diǎn jiàngyóu.

Add some soy sauce when stir-frying.

我去超市买瓶酱油。

Wǒqù chāoshì mǎi píng jiàngyóu.

I'm going to the supermarket to buy a bottle of soy sauce.

生抽和老抽都是酱油。

Shēngchōu hé lǎochōu dōu shì jiàngyóu.

Light soy sauce and dark soy sauce are both types of soy sauce.

Tips

usage

生抽 (shēngchōu, light soy sauce) is for flavor/saltiness. 老抽 (lǎochōu, dark soy sauce) is for color in cooking. This is a key distinction in Chinese cooking.

Stroke Order

酱 jiàng

油 yóu