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酱

醬
jiàng
noun HSK 6 #3,731

Measure Word

一瓶酱 píng

Meanings

  1. 1 sauce; paste; jam
  2. 2 fermented soybean paste

Examples

这个酱是自己做的。
Zhège jiàng shì zìjǐ zuò de.
This sauce is homemade.
拌面要加点酱。
Bàn miàn yào jiā diǎn jiàng.
Add some sauce to the noodles.
东北人喜欢吃大酱。
Dōngběi rén xǐhuan chī dà jiàng.
Northeasterners like to eat fermented soybean paste.

Tips

usage
酱 appears in many food compounds: 酱油 (soy sauce), 番茄酱 (ketchup), 辣椒酱 (chili sauce), 花生酱 (peanut butter), 芝麻酱 (sesame paste). It covers both sauces and thick pastes.

Stroke Order

酱 jiàng