控盐

控鹽

kòngyán

verb

Meanings

1 to limit salt intake
2 to control sodium in one's diet

Characters

to control; limit

Examples

医生让我控盐控油。

Yīshēng ràng wǒ kòngyán kòngyóu.

The doctor told me to cut salt and oil.

高血压患者要注意控盐。

Gāoxuèyā huànzhě yào zhùyì kòngyán.

Hypertensive patients need to watch their salt.

Tips

culture

China's health campaigns promote 三减: 减盐、减油、减糖 (reduce salt, oil, sugar). Daily salt target is under 5g per the National Health Commission guidelines.

Stroke Order

控 kòng

盐 yán