香料

xiāngliào

noun HSK 7 #8,870

Measure Word

一种香料 zhǒng

Meanings

1 spice; seasoning
2 perfume ingredient; aromatic substance

Characters

fragrant; aromatic

material; ingredient

Literally 'fragrant material' — any substance added for its aroma or flavor.

Examples

印度菜用了很多香料。

Yìndù cài yòng le hěn duō xiāngliào.

Indian food uses a lot of spices.

这道菜需要加一些香料。

Zhè dào cài xūyào jiā yīxiē xiāngliào.

This dish needs some spices added.

古代的香料贸易非常重要。

Gǔdài de xiāngliào màoyì fēicháng zhòngyào.

The spice trade was very important in ancient times.

Tips

usage

香料 covers both cooking spices (like cumin, cinnamon) and aromatic/perfume ingredients. For specifically cooking seasonings, 调料 (tiáoliào) is more common in everyday kitchen Chinese.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

料 liào