食盐

食鹽

shíyán

noun #42,854

Measure Word

一袋食盐 dài

Meanings

1 table salt
2 edible salt

盐 yán Seasonings

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

我去超市买了两袋食盐。

Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi le liǎng dài shíyán.

I went to the supermarket and bought two bags of salt.

HSK 7-9

医生建议成年人每天的食盐摄入量不要超过五克。

Yīshēng jiànyì chéngniánrén měitiān de shíyán shèrùliàng búyào chāoguò wǔ kè.

Doctors advise adults to keep their daily salt intake under five grams.

Tips

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In everyday speech salt is just 盐. 食盐 is the word on packaging, in health advice and in the news, as in 加碘食盐 (iodized salt). The chemistry name is 氯化钠.

Stroke Order

食 shí

盐 yán