调味酱

調味醬

tiáowèijiàng

noun

Measure Word

一瓶调味酱 píng

Meanings

1 seasoning sauce
2 condiment paste

Characters

to season; adjust

Examples

超市里的调味酱种类越来越多。

Chāoshì lǐ de tiáowèijiàng zhǒnglèi yuèláiyuè duō.

Supermarkets stock more and more kinds of seasoning sauces.

她自己做了一瓶蒜蓉调味酱。

Tā zìjǐ zuò le yì píng suànróng tiáowèijiàng.

She made a jar of garlic seasoning sauce herself.

Tips

usage

A general umbrella term. Specific pastes have their own names: 豆瓣酱 (broad-bean paste), 甜面酱 (sweet wheat paste), 蒜蓉辣椒酱 (garlic-chili sauce). Use 调味酱 on packaging/labels, rarely in casual speech.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

味 wèi

酱 jiàng