酱香

醬香

jiàngxiāng

noun

Meanings

1 sauce aroma, the Moutai style of baijiu
2 savory smell of soy sauce or bean paste

Characters

soy paste; sauce

Examples

HSK 7-9

茅台是最有名的酱香白酒。

Máotái shì zuì yǒumíng de jiàngxiāng báijiǔ.

Moutai is the best-known sauce-aroma baijiu.

HSK 7-9

肉在锅里炖了一个小时，满屋子都是酱香。

Ròu zài guō lǐ dùn le yí ge xiǎoshí, mǎn wūzi dōu shì jiàngxiāng.

The meat stewed in the pot for an hour, and the whole house smelled of soy sauce.

Tips

usage

Baijiu is sorted by aroma (香型): 酱香 "sauce aroma", the style of 茅台; 浓香 "strong aroma", that of 五粮液; and 清香 "light aroma", that of 汾酒. On a label the full term is 酱香型.

Stroke Order

酱 jiàng

香 xiāng