小苏打

小蘇打

xiǎosūdá

noun #36,091

Meanings

1 baking soda
2 sodium bicarbonate

Characters

soda (phonetic: so-)

soda (phonetic: -da)

Examples

做蛋糕需要加一点小苏打。

Zuò dàngāo xūyào jiā yīdiǎn xiǎosūdá.

You need to add a little baking soda when making cakes.

用小苏打可以去除冰箱的异味。

Yòng xiǎosūdá kěyǐ qùchú bīngxiāng de yìwèi.

Baking soda can remove odors from the fridge.

Tips

memory

苏打 sūdá is a loanword from English 'soda'. 小苏打 ('little soda') is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda); 大苏打 dàsūdá ('big soda') is sodium thiosulfate, used in photography. Both are old-school chemistry names.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

苏 sū

打 dǎ