盐巴

鹽巴

yánbā

noun #39,023

Meanings

1 table salt
2 salt

Characters

colloquial suffix

Examples

HSK 2

这道菜盐巴放太多了。

Zhè dào cài yánbā fàng tài duō le.

This dish has too much salt.

HSK 4

汤淡了，再加点盐巴。

Tāng dàn le, zài jiā diǎn yánbā.

The soup is bland, add some more salt.

HSK 5

麻烦你把盐巴递给我。

Máfan nǐ bǎ yánbā dì gěi wǒ.

Could you pass me the salt?

Tips

register

盐巴 is colloquial, especially common in Taiwan and southwestern dialects. The neutral/standard term is 盐.

Stroke Order

盐 yán

巴 bā