盐巴

鹽巴

yánbā

noun #39,023

Meanings

1 table salt
2 salt

Characters

colloquial suffix

Examples

汤淡了，再加点盐巴。

Tāng dànle, zài jiādiǎn yánbā.

The soup is bland, add some more salt.

麻烦你把盐巴递给我。

Máfan nǐ bǎ yánbā dìgěi wǒ.

Could you pass me the salt?

这道菜盐巴放太多了。

Zhè dào cài yánbā fàng tài duō le.

This dish has too much 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