咸味

鹹味

xiánwèi

noun #32,289

Meanings

Zhè dào tāng de xiánwèi tài zhòng le.

The saltiness of this soup is too strong.

Wǒ xǐhuān xiánwèi de língshí.

I like salty snacks.

memory

咸 (salty) + 味 (taste) — straightforward compound. The same 味 ending produces 甜味 (sweet), 酸味 (sour), 苦味 (bitter), 辣味 (spicy).

mistakes

Don't confuse 咸 (xián, salty) with 闲 (xián, idle) or 嫌 (xián, to dislike) — same pronunciation, different characters and meanings.

咸 xián

味 wèi